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Keener, Dana; Goodman, Kenneth; Lowry, Amy; Zaro, Susan; Khan, Laura Kettel – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009
America has a serious weight problem. Two-thirds of adults and nearly one-fifth of children in the United States are overweight, placing them at greater risk for heart disease, diabetes, and other chronic diseases including cancer and arthritis. Furthermore, obesity and its related health problems are placing a major strain on the U.S. health care…
Descriptors: Public Health, Body Weight, Obesity, Risk
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Wu, S.S.; Ma, C.X.; Carter, R.L.; Ariet, M.; Feaver, E.A.; Resnick, M.B.; Roth, J. – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 2004
Context:: Of the approximately 900,000 children who were determined to be victims of abuse or neglect by US child protective services in 2002, the birth-to-3 age group had the highest rate of victimization (1.6%) and children younger than 1 accounted for the largest percentage of victims (9.6%). Objective:: To identify perinatal and…
Descriptors: Prevention, Infants, Age, Siblings