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CDC and Connect With Kids present:
The Biggest Generation
A program focusing on the youth obesity epidemic
The percentage of children who are overweight1
has more than doubled, and among adolescents the rates have more than
tripled since 1980. Overweight is a risk factor for health conditions such
as diabetes and is associated with problems such as poor self-esteem.
Connect with Kids!
Connect with Kids,* in
partnership with CDC’s Division of Adolescent and
School Health, CDC's Division of
Nutrition and Physical Activity, and Florida’s Department of Health has developed a 30-minute
DVD focusing on the obesity epidemic among youth.
Related Resources
CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health
Childhood Overweight
Key
Strategies to Prevent Obesity
Nutrition
Physical Activity
School Nutrition Success Stories: Making It Happen!
School Health Index
VERB: CDC's Youth Media Campaign
VERB:
Materials for Adults
VERB: Materials
for Tweens
VERB:
Planning Guides and Activity Tips
CDC's Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity
Nutrition for Everyone
Overweight and
Obesity
Physical
Activity for Everyone
Powerful
Bones. Powerful Girls.
Powerful Bones. Powerful
Girls. Parents' site.
CDC's Office on Women’s Health
Express Your Health: Materials for Parents,
Teachers, and Kids
CDC's Body and Mind
BAM: Body and Mind
BAM: Teachers Corner
U. S. Department of Agriculture Food Pyramid
MyPyramid
MyPyramid for Kids
MyPyramid Education Framework [pdf 150K, 19 pages]
U. S. Department of Education
ED.gov
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
STEPS to a HealthierUS
Initiative
- Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Curtin LR, McDowell MA, Tabak
CJ, Flegal KM. Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in the United
States, 1999-2004. JAMA 2006;295:1549-1555.
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