ArticlePreventing chronic disease2016
US States' Childhood Obesity Surveillance Practices and Recommendations for Improving Them, 2014-2015.
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- Associations of Body Mass Index with Self-Rated Health and Weight Perceptions Among Rural Appalachian Adolescent Students.The Journal of school health · 2024Article
- School-level self-reported versus objective measurements of body mass index in public high school students.Preventive medicine · 2023Article
- School children growth monitoring program in the state of Qatar: Observations from two survey rounds in 2016-17 and 2019-20.Public health challenges · 2023Article
- BMI Data Collection and Communication Practices in a Multistate Sample of Head Start Programs.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2022Article
- The Roles of Social Comparison Orientation and Regulatory Focus in College Students' Responses to Fitspiration Posts on Social Media: Cross-sectional Study.JMIR mental health · 2021Article
- The impact of state policies for school-based BMI/fitness assessments on children's BMI outcomes in rural versus urban schools: Evidence from a natural experiment.Preventive medicine · 2020Article
- Do Schools That Screen for Body Mass Index Have Recommended Safeguards in Place?The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses · 2019Article
- State-level estimates of childhood obesity prevalence in the United States corrected for report bias.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2016Article
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Abstract
introductionRoutine collection, analysis, and reporting of data on child height, weight, and body mass index (BMI), particularly at the state and local levels, are needed to monitor the childhood obesity epidemic, plan intervention strategies, and evaluate the impact of interventions. Child BMI surveillance systems operated by the US government do not provide state or local data on children across a range of ages. The objective of this study was to describe the extent to which state governments conduct child BMI surveillance.
methodsFrom August through December 2014, we conducted a structured telephone survey with state government administrators to learn about state surveillance of child BMI. We also searched websites of state health and education agencies for information about state surveillance.
resultsState agency administrators in 48 states and Washington, DC, completed telephone interviews (96% response rate). Based on our interviews and Internet research, we determined that 14 states collect child BMI data in a manner consistent with standard definitions of public health surveillance.
conclusionThe absence of child BMI surveillance systems in most states limits the ability of public health practitioners and policymakers to develop and evaluate responses to the childhood obesity epidemic. Greater investment in surveillance is needed to identify the most effective and cost-effective childhood obesity interventions.
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