Preventing Chronic Disease | Prevalence, Disparities, and Trends in Obesity and Severe Obesity Among Students in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, School District, 2006"2010 - CDC

Epidemic increases in obesity negatively affect the health of US children, individually and at the population level. Although surveillance of childhood obesity at the local level is challenging, height and weight data routinely collected by school districts are valuable and often underused public health resources.


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  • SourceUrl: http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0118.htm
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  • Language: English
  • Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Date Syndication Captured: Monday, May 23, 2016 at 10:12 PM
  • Date Syndication Updated: Monday, May 23, 2016 at 10:13 PM

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