Date of Presentation
5-5-2022 12:00 AM
College
School of Osteopathic Medicine
Poster Abstract
- In the United States, it was found that the prevalence of obese adolescents ages 12-19 was 21.2%.1
- According to a study by Ward et. al published in the New England Journal of Health (NEJH), the researchers estimated 88.2% of obese 19-year-olds would still be obese by the age of 35.2
- The purpose of this study was to evaluate school provided health programs and their impact on BMI values of students within these schools.
- This study aimed to compare health outcomes between different schools across the United States and identify aspects of school programming that can be advantageous for childhood BMI outcomes.
- The hypothesis for this study is that schools with higher health education resources will have lower rates of pediatric obesity than their counterparts.
Keywords
Obesity, Pediatric Obesity, Health Education, School Health Services, Adolescent
Disciplines
Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition | Health Services Research | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases | Public Health Education and Promotion
Document Type
Poster
Included in
Community Health and Preventive Medicine Commons, Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Commons, Health Services Research Commons, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Commons, Public Health Education and Promotion Commons
Examining the Relationship Between Adolescent Obesity Rates and School Health Programs in Grades 9-12 in the United States
- In the United States, it was found that the prevalence of obese adolescents ages 12-19 was 21.2%.1
- According to a study by Ward et. al published in the New England Journal of Health (NEJH), the researchers estimated 88.2% of obese 19-year-olds would still be obese by the age of 35.2
- The purpose of this study was to evaluate school provided health programs and their impact on BMI values of students within these schools.
- This study aimed to compare health outcomes between different schools across the United States and identify aspects of school programming that can be advantageous for childhood BMI outcomes.
- The hypothesis for this study is that schools with higher health education resources will have lower rates of pediatric obesity than their counterparts.