Obesity in Adolescents in Palm Beach County

Paper Summary:

This doctoral project focuses on determining if there is a need to educate adolescents, ages twelve through nineteen, in Palm Beach County, Florida, on the health risks of obesity and methods to prevent obesity. The targeted population consists of adolescents, without regard to race, gender, or socioeconomic class.

Introduction and Target Population Defined
Community Perception and Environmental Factors
Indicators of Health Status
Ideal Levels of Health Status
MAPP Committee
Sample Student Survey

From the Paper:

"The US Census Bureau (2000) reports 63,868 children between the ages of ten and nineteen living in Palm Beach County for the year 2000. The National Center for Health Care Statistics reported for the year 2002 that eleven percent of American Children between the ages of twelve and nineteen are obese and children ten to twelve have similar statistics. This means that approximately over 7,000 children in Palm Beach County are obese with significant health risks."

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