Overweight and Obesity Prevention:
Fact Sheets and Data
Fact sheets
Overweight and Obesity Fact Sheet 2009 (pdf 2 pgs/79kb)
The obesity epidemic appears in both boys and girls, men and women, and among all racial and ethnic groups.
Children and Adolescent Overweight Fact Sheet (pdf 2pgs/42kb)Provides an overview of the severity and concern of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in Minnesota.
Data
This 5-year plan was produced through input from a wide-range of partners across the state. The goals outlined in the plan aim to reduce obesity and obesity-related chronic diseases by focusing on improving healthy eating, physical activity and healthy weight. The objectives and strategies outlined in the plan allow for a broad range of creative solutions. The solutions to reversing the obesity epidemic are not simple as obesity results from a complex interplay of environmental, social, economic, genetic and behavioral factors. Because of the variety of these factors, the plan is a call to action for many entities to implement a broad range of approaches. For FAQ regarding the plan please click here.
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
The BRFSS is the world’s largest, on-going telephone health survey system, tracking health conditions and risk behaviors in the United States yearly since 1984. Currently, data are collected monthly in all 50 states, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam.
Minnesota Student Survey (MSS)
The Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) is administered every three years to students in grades 6, 9 and 12. The survey was developed as a way to monitor priority risk and protective behaviors among students. The survey is voluntary, confidential and anonymous on the part of students.
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
NHANES is a national source of objectively measured health and nutrition data. Through physical examinations,
clinical and laboratory tests, and personal interviews, NHANES provides a "snapshot" of the health and nutritional
status of the U.S. population.
Findings from NHANES provide health professionals and policymakers with the
statistical data needed to determine rates of major diseases and health conditions (e.g., cardiovascular disease,
diabetes, obesity, infectious diseases) as well as identify and monitor trends in medical conditions, risk factors,
and emerging public health issues, so that the appropriate public health policies and prevention interventions can
be developed.
United States Overweight and Obesity Trends
During the past 20 years there has been a dramatic increase in obesity in the United States. This slide set
illustrates this trend by mapping the increased prevalence of obesity across each of the states.
Environmental
Scan of Obesity Prevention Report 2008 (pdf 514 kb/83
pgs)
Healthy Kids, Healthy Minnesota is a statewide
initiative to prevent and reduce childhood overweight and obesity. In
conjunction with this initiative, a statewide scan was conducted from June 2007
to August 2007 of current policies and activities that address childhood obesity
prevention in Minnesota.
Recommendations
to Prevent and Reduce Childhood Obesity in Minnesota (pdf 4.16 mb/44
pgs)
The recommendations outlined in this report
were developed through the guidance of the Minnesota Task Force on Childhood
Obesity.
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