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Leadership for Healthy CommunitiesAdvancing Programs to Support Healthy Eating and Active Living
Childhood Obesity Prevention:
Resource Toolkit Training
Module 1:Childhood Obesity & The Need for Action
Prevalence
Nearly 1 in 3 children and adolescents in the U.S. is obese or overweight.
Prevalence
Ogden C, Carroll M and Flegal K. “High Body Mass Index for Age Among US Children and Adolescents, 2003–2006.” Journal of the American Medical Association, 299(20): 2401–2405, May 2008.Ogden C, Flegal K, Carroll M and Johnson C. “Prevalence and Trends in Overweight Among US Children and Adolescents, 1999–2000.” Journal of the American Medical Association, 288(14): 1728–1732, October 2002.
1963–70
1971–74
1976–80
1988–94
1999–2000
2003–06
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
Ages 2 to 5
Ages 6 to 11
Ages 12 to 19
Prevalence
Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, CDC.
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% 25%–29% ≥30%
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1985
Prevalence
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2009
Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, CDC.
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% 25%–29% ≥30%
Social Costs
Obese children have an increased risk of:• Type 2 diabetes • Cardiovascular disease • Asthma• Sleep disordered
breathing • Depression
Social Costs
Obese children are:• More likely to be
bullied or rejected by their peers
• Absent from school significantly more than average-weight children
Effects of the Epidemic
Today’s children may be the first generation to
live sicker and die younger than their parents’ generation.
Effects of the Epidemic
Employers lose roughly $73 billion per year to obesity-related costs in health care services, absenteeism and loss of worker productivity.
We could spend $344 billion in obesity-related
heath care costs in 2018
Race, Ethnicity, Income & Geographic Disparities
• African-Americans• Latinos• American Indians• Low-income
populations• Residents in the
Southeast region of the United States
• Rural residents
Policymakers Have a Role to Play
Barriers exist that limit residents’ abilities to access healthy foods and engage in safe physical
activity.
Policymakers like you can pass policies to remove these barriers and provide access to the tools that
help people live healthy lives.
Environmental Barriers to Physical Activity
Kids spend hours a day in school, but they aren’t getting enough chances to be active while there.
Only 3.8% of elementary schools
provided daily physical education or an
equivalent in 2006.
Environmental Barriers to Physical Activity
Kids need safe places to play in their neighborhoods.
Communities with high levels of
poverty are less likely to have parks,
green spaces and bicycle paths and
lanes.
Environmental Barriers to Physical Activity
in 2001.
Kids need safe sidewalks and bike trails in order to walk to school and local playgrounds.
Only 16% percent of school-aged children
walked or biked to school in 2001.
Environmental Barriers toAccessing Healthy Foods
In some communities, parents aren’t able to purchase healthy foods because they don’t have access to a local supermarket.
Environmental Barriers toAccessing Healthy Foods
The foods offered to kids in schools has an impact on their overall diets.
Up to 50% of total daily energy intake can be consumed at school.
Discussion Activity
Which environmental barriers to healthy eating and active living exist
in your community?