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Nurse.com
Tuesday July 8, 2008

The Albemarle State Policy Center (ASPC) compiled a list of efforts policy-makers across the country made to address obesity:

Twenty-five states launched a pilot project or created a task force, council or commission to improve the nutrition and physical activity environments for children or prevent obesity.

Lawmakers in 16 states enacted legislation to increase farm-to-school programs or to improve the nutritional quality of school breakfasts, lunches, á la carte selections or vending machine offerings.

Seven states enacted legislation to promote farmers' markets — and a growing number of states also are working to increase access to fresh affordable foods through grocery stores.

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P.E.Central is a premier Web site for health and physical education teachers, parents, and students. Their goal is to provide the latest information about developmentally appropriate physical education programs for children and youth. To combat the high obesity rate, they offer motivational kids fitness programs (e.g., Log It) where students log their physical activity and/or pedometer steps. The website also has over 1600 published lesson ideas for you to view.

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Obesity U.S. Obesity Trends 1985–2007
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. GO TO CDC SITE TO DOWNLOAD MAPS