Child Overweight:Today’s Public Health Epidemic: LAURA BELLOWS, MPH, RD DEPT FOOD SCIENCE & HUMAN NUTRITION COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SEPTEMBER 26, 2007 Child Overweight: Today’s Public Health Epidemic


Prevalence and Trends: Prevalence and Trends www.ActionforHealthyKids.org


Setting the Stage: Setting the Stage


Incidence: Incidence CDPHE: The Health Status of Colorado’s Maternal and Child Health Population; WIC data


Percent of Overweight Children: Percent of Overweight Children Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. A Nation at Risk: Obesity in the United States


Percent of Children at risk for Overweight: Percent of Children at risk for Overweight Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. A Nation at Risk: Obesity in the United States


Trends in Childhood Obesity: Trends in Childhood Obesity Trends in Infant and Child Obesity, Boys and Girls Aged 6 Months Through 5 Years Institute of Medicine. Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance, 2004.


Consequences: Consequences Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. A Nation at Risk: Obesity in the United States


Health Consequences: Health Consequences www.ActionforHealthyKids.org


Psychosocial Consequences: Psychosocial Consequences Must et al., Strauss et al., Krishnamoorthy et al.


Economic Consequences: Economic Consequences www.ActionforHealthyKids.org


Factors that Influence Behavior: Factors that Influence Behavior Social Ecological Model


Individual Factors: Individual Factors www.HealthyEatingResearch.org


Americans Diet: Americans Diet www.USDA.gov


Children’s Diets: Children’s Diets www.USDA.gov


Poor Eating Habits: Poor Eating Habits www.ActionforHealthyKids.org


The ‘Real’ Food Guide Pyramid: The ‘Real’ Food Guide Pyramid


Fruit and Vegetables: Fruit and Vegetables Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. A Nation at Risk: Obesity in the United States; CDPHE: The Health Status of Colorado’s Maternal and Child Health Population


Milk: Milk Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. A Nation at Risk: Obesity in the United States


Top 10 Items Consumed (6-19yo): Top 10 Items Consumed (6-19yo) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. A Nation at Risk: Obesity in the United States


Breakfast: Breakfast


Interpersonal: Interpersonal


Institutional/Organizational (School): Institutional/Organizational (School)


Vending: Vending Wooton, M. SNE 2005 conference


Vending Pyramid: Vending Pyramid Wooton, M. SNE 2005 conference


Community (Environment): Community (Environment) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. A Nation at Risk: Obesity in the United States


Community/Environment (con’t): Community/Environment (con’t) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. A Nation at Risk: Obesity in the United States


Community/Environment (con’t): Community/Environment (con’t) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. A Nation at Risk: Obesity in the United States


More Fat…And Sugar: More Fat…And Sugar


Sugar for Breakfast: Sugar for Breakfast


Community/Environment (con’t): Community/Environment (con’t) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. A Nation at Risk: Obesity in the United States


Community/Environment (con’t): Community/Environment (con’t) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. A Nation at Risk: Obesity in the United States


Policy: Policy Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, News Release (Powell, L. Pediatrics)


Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act: Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act


What we are up against?: What we are up against? Wooton, M. SNE 2005 conference


Slide40: Boulder Daily Camera, 12/31/04


Food Friends Get Movin’ with Mighty Moves™: Food Friends Get Movin’ with Mighty Moves™


The Numbers: The Numbers www.ActionforHealthyKids.org


The Consequences: The Consequences www.ActionforHealthyKids.org


Healthy People 2010: Healthy People 2010


Resources: Resources