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Using School Wellness Plans to Help Fight Childhood Obesity
Language: en
Pages: 72
Authors: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities
Categories: Children
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher:

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Preventing Childhood Obesity
Language: en
Pages: 435
Authors: Institute of Medicine
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-01-31 - Publisher: National Academies Press

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Children's health has made tremendous strides over the past century. In general, life expectancy has increased by more than thirty years since 1900 and much of
Community Perspectives on Obesity Prevention in Children
Language: en
Pages: 112
Authors: Institute of Medicine
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-01-01 - Publisher: National Academies Press

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As the public health threat of childhood obesity has become clear, the issue has become the focus of local, state, and national initiatives. Many of these effor
The Surgeon General's Vision for a Healthy and Fit Nation, 2010
Language: en
Pages:
Authors:
Categories: Health behavior
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010 - Publisher:

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In the 2001 Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity, former Surgeon General David Satcher, MD, PhD, warned of the negati
Local Government Actions to Prevent Childhood Obesity
Language: en
Pages: 107
Authors: National Research Council
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-01-10 - Publisher: National Academies Press

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The prevalence of childhood obesity is so high in the United States that it may reduce the life expectancy of today's generation of children. While parents and