Childhood Obesity (2) - The stakeholders

Many people are affected by this problem directly or indirectly. They are all stakeholders. The following lists whom these people are and why they are:

· Students – Obesity affects their health.

· Parents – It’s their children’s health that they are concerned about.

· Teachers – It’s their responsibilities to teach students to live healthy lives.

· Educators – It’s their responsibilities to include the appropriate topics in the curriculum so that teachers can teach them to the students. These people are policy makers in the provincial Ministry of Education.

· School administrators – It’s their responsibilities to make sure that policies are adhered to and curricula are followed closely by school principals and teachers. These people are trustees in school boards.