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PREVENTION IS IMPORTANT!!
PREVALENCE OF OBESITY
New York
8th lowest adult obesity rate in the nation
Adult obesity rate: 25% (17.1% increase
from 2000)
26th rank/51 states: 14.3% for childhood
obesity (ages 3-4)
1 in 4 Head Start children are obese
Bronx
Least healthy county of NY
High rates of chronic disease (obesity)
High rates of poverty & low education
>1/2 Bronx speaks language other than
English
32% of all adults are obese
South Bronx Healthy food desert
CULTURE OF BRONX
Catholic: Mainly Hispanic
Hispanic belief: God is an active
53% of population in force in everyday life
Bronx is Hispanic Value: family over
Belmont, East Tremont: individual/community needs
65% Hispanic
Head Start Program: 33 Traditional Healthcare Practices:
Students: 30.3% Hispanic Herbal teas, care from relatives,
traditional healthcare providers
(lack of medical insurance
coverage)
3%
9%
15%
6% Females Females
Males Males
F/M Other Other
79%
88%
Above Normal BMI 21.2% of students are overweight, 12.1% are obese
If placed into 1 group: 33.3% have >normal
weight/BMI range
21%
Overweight
African
PES STATEMENT