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Download full textKeener, 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
Rice, Catherine – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009
Problem/Condition: Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a group of developmental disabilities characterized by atypical development in socialization, communication, and behavior. ASDs typically are apparent before age 3 years, with associated impairments affecting multiple areas of a person's life. Because no biologic marker exists for ASDs,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Gender Differences, Incidence, Autism
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Direct linkJohnston, Francis E.; Harkavy, Ira; Barg, Frances; Gerber, Danny; Rulf, Jennifer – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2004
The Urban Nutrition Initiative (UNI) is a University of Pennsylvania/West Philadelphia schools academically-based community service program that integrates academics, research, and service through service-learning and participatory action research. UNI is based academically within Penn's Department of Anthropology and administratively within the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Nutrition, Urban Areas, School Community Relationship
