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Learning Objective 1: The participant will be able to know abouthe the global health problem as a obesity in child and diabetes in adults.
Learning Objective 2: The audience will be able to learn about the obesity and diabetes in other country.
Purpose: To discuss the epidemic of obesity under the family background, and describe the collaborative strategies followed by two teams from two countries. Design: Preliminary data from two cross sectional studies are presented: 1) Body Mass Index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) in cm, and percentage (%) of fat, were determined in healthy mothers and their children (57 couples); 2) obesity aggregation was estimated in 37 families, where at least one of the members was diagnosed with diabetes type 2. These two studies were developed by two doctoral students from Mexico, where two faculty members from a US University were their advisors. Data were collected in the elementary schools, and at a University Clinic or the participants’ homes. Data entry into SPSS v17 was done. Results: 1). Fifty five percent of the children were male, mean age 8.8 + 1.0 yrs; BMI 18.8 + 3.6, body fat percentage 27.8 + 7.4, and WC 63 + 10.8 cm. 44.2% of children presented overweight, obesity or abdominal obesity. Body fat was a better descriptor for obesity in children. The mothers mean age was 35.8 + 6.9 yrs; BMI 29 + 5.5; mean of body fat % 38.3 + 6.4, and WC 87.3 + 12.2. 2) Members of the 37 families presented obesity; in 25 families, around 70% of their members were obese; one hundred percent of two families were obese. Conclusion: Obesity is a family condition in Mexican families; interventions have to focus not only the individuals, but the family as a system. Collaborative research on prevalent health problems as obesity is a productive strategy to improve nursing human resources formation, and quality in the academic programs
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