New City-Level Obesity Data for California
A new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and the California Center for Public Health Advocacy provides city-level rates of overweight or obese public school students in grades 5, 7, and 9 from 2010. These data, available for cities with 20,000+ residents, are now available on kidsdata.org. Data show that city rates of childhood overweight/obesity vary dramatically, from 11% to 53% of 5th, 7th, and 9th graders in 2010.
Statewide, nearly 40 percent (38%) of 5th-, 7th-, and 9th-grade public school students were overweight or obese in 2010, and this prevalence largely held steady between 2005 and 2010, according to a 2011 study by the two organizations. While the data suggest that California may be experiencing a leveling off in childhood overweight/obesity rates, which is similar to national trends, continued attention is needed for programs/policies that prevent and address childhood obesity. Find more information on kidsdata.org about childhood weight, including policy implications and links to key reports and websites.
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Among Bay Area cities with available data, the percentage of overweight or obese 5th, 7th, and 9th graders ranged from 15% to 52% in 2010.
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