Abstract DuPage County Health Department collected de-identified data from health forms
submitted by participating schools for academic years 2011-2015 for kindergarten, sixth …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Several states have implemented childhood obesity
surveillance programs supported by legislation. Representatives from Idaho wished to …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND We examined prevalence, incidence, and trajectory of obesity
from kindergarten through grade 8 in one of the first states to implement annual surveillance …

The goal of the this study was to track and assess children's health status in Nevada and
build relationships between researchers and school districts through the collection of …

Data on childhood obesity collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
helped reveal the nation's epidemic of overweight and obese children. But more information …

Objective: The primary objective was to create a multi-institutional system for sharing
electronic health record (EHR) data to produce childhood obesity prevalence estimates at …

Background The prevalence of obesity among US preschoolers has doubled in recent
decades. Childhood obesity increases the risk for adult obesity and is associated with …

BACKGROUND: The National Ambulatory Medical Care Surveys (NAMCS) and National
Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Surveys (NHAMCS) are surveillance systems in the USA …

Abstract The Office of School Health, a joint program of the Departments of Health and
Education, administers New York City's (NYC) body mass index (BMI) surveillance system to …

Background: To comprehensively address the childhood and adolescent obesity epidemic,
Arkansas enacted Act 1220 of 2003. Among a series of community‐and school‐based …