Overweight And Physical Inactivity Among Rural Children Aged 10-17: A National And State Portrait
Author: South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Date Published: 2007
The persisting epidemic of childhood obesity throughout the United States has led policymakers to rank it as a critical public health threat for the 21st Century. Recent studies have found that the tide of child obesity is rising faster in rural communities in several states including Pennsylvania, New Mexico, West Virginia, and North Carolina.
Date Published: 2007
The persisting epidemic of childhood obesity throughout the United States has led policymakers to rank it as a critical public health threat for the 21st Century. Recent studies have found that the tide of child obesity is rising faster in rural communities in several states including Pennsylvania, New Mexico, West Virginia, and North Carolina.
