Childhood obesity For three decades, the Healthy People (HP) initiative has had childhood obesity on its agenda. The current Healthy People 2020 theme on nutrition and weight status has clearly defined the close relationship between “healthy eating and maintaining a healthy weight” (HP 2020, 2014). As cited by Pratt and Lamson (nd), “Childhood obesity has been identified as a nationwide epidemic that affects children regardless of gender, age, race, and ethnic group. As overweight or obese children grow older, they are more likely to become obese as adults” (para. 1). Gallagher (2012) cites in his article a federal government report that found that childhood obesity rates over the past 30 years have “tripled, and today, one in three children in America is overweight or obese.” The numbers are even higher in African-American and Hispanic communities, where nearly 40 percent of children are overweight or obese” (para. 2). Additionally, Insel, Ross, McMahon, and Bernstein (2014) cited "hypertension, heart disease and stroke, diabetes, cancer, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, gout, and chronic diseases of the gallbladder” (p. 380) among the health risks associated with infection. be overweight. Thus, Insel et al. (2014) graphically described the grim situation with “Childhood and Adolescent Obesity: The First Generation Not Outliving Their Parents” (p. 377). Childhood obesity has been identified by Healthy People 2020 as a discrimination problem because obesity leads to stigma, peer rejection, and bullying (Gottesman, 2003, p. 210). As studies have shown, obese children will become obese adults who are then subjected to unfair treatment because of their weight. Overweight and obese children are more likely to fall victim to yards of paper in vegetable gardens. Rationale for Brochure Design The brochure design followed the three Gestalt learning principles: simplicity, balance, and regularity. First, the content only covered relevant information that readers need to know; second, from an organizational point of view, short words were used, with the most important information presented first, and each idea was presented in a logical order; third, large, easy-to-read fonts, for example Arial – a 14-point font was used and generous white space was allocated between information segments; finally, the use of simple and relevant images was kept to a minimum and conveyed a single message in each visual. In conclusion, the design of the brochure was attractive enough to attract readers' attention, while clearly conveying the message about childhood obesity (Bastable, et al.., 2011).