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The Impact of Physical Education on Obesity among Elementary School Children. NBER Working Paper No. 18341
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Cawley, John; Frisvold, David; Meyerhoefer, Chad – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2012
In response to the dramatic rise in childhood obesity, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and other organizations have advocated increasing the time that elementary school children spend in physical education (PE) classes. However, little is known about the effect of PE on child weight. This paper measures that effect by instrumenting for child…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Physical Education, Disease Control, Courses
Postpartum Obesity: The Root Problem of Childhood Obesity?
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Keen, Valencia Browning; Potts, Claudia Sealey – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2011
Remedying childhood obesity cannot take place without first identifying relevant issues commonly influencing gatekeepers of food for children as well as the role modeling for encouraging or discouraging daily activities. Children cannot drive to the store, form grocery lists or complete menu management tasks without adult assistance. Excessive…
Descriptors: Disease Control, Obesity, Body Composition, Females
Fit and Phat: Black College Women and Their Relationship with Physical Activity, Obesity and Campus Recreation Facilities
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Carter-Francique, Akilah R. – Sport, Education and Society, 2011
The purpose of this paper was to recognize factors that contribute to Black female college students adoption of physically active behaviors. In addition, this paper acknowledges the prevalence of obesity in the United States for Black women, and examines the relationship between body mass index, physical activity and use of campus recreation…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Disease Control, Obesity, Body Composition
Childhood Obesity and Schools: Evidence from the National Survey of Children's Health
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Li, Ji; Hooker, Neal H. – Journal of School Health, 2010
Background: The international prevalence of childhood obesity and obesity-related diseases has received increasing attention. Applying data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, we explore relationships between childhood obesity and school type, National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP) eligibility,…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Disease Control, Private Schools, Obesity
Obesity and Other Predictors of Absenteeism in Philadelphia School Children
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Rappaport, Elizabeth B.; Daskalakis, Constantine; Andrel, Jocelyn – Journal of School Health, 2011
Background: Limited data indicate that obese children are absent from school more than their normal-weight peers. We analyzed administrative data from a large urban school district to investigate the association of obesity and student sociodemographic characteristics with absenteeism. Methods: We analyzed 291,040 records, representing 165,056…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Neighborhoods, Disease Control, Obesity
Childhood Obesity and Academic Outcomes
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James B. Hunt Jr. Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy, 2008
Childhood obesity is on the rise across the country and in North Carolina, with four times as many children exhibiting signs of obesity now as they did 20 years ago. The costs in terms of medical expenses are staggering, with one estimate putting the cost to North Carolina at $16 million a year. Some North Carolina legislators have expressed…
Descriptors: Obesity, Academic Achievement, Children, Outcomes of Education