the best touted for resolving the problem (Taveras, et al., 2015).
Obesity and overweight rates among black and Latino girls in high school and women in Boston are alarmingly high. Black men have been reported to indicate the highest rates of obesity. Although there is no data on the number of children affected in Boston, the national statistics show that Latino and black children show significantly high rates at a relatively early age. It is expected that the trend is the same in Boston city. The populations highlighted not only demonstrate higher incidence of both adult and childhood obesity, but has… Continue Reading...
health community is advocating for a systems-based method to obesity preclusion that distinguishes the policy, environmental, and individual level factors that impact behavior and outcomes.
Target Population: Obesity and Adults in West Virginia
The rates of obesity and overweightness amongst children and adults in the United States have risen more than threefold in the past 30 years. West Virginia has a population of more than 1.8 million people. In accordance to data from a recent survey conducted by Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, the rate of obesity amongst adults in the United States presently surpasses 35 percent in 7 states, 30 percent in 29 different states and 25 percent in 48 states. Specifically, at the present moment, the state of West Virginia has the greatest rate… Continue Reading...