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Download full textBehrens, Donna – Center for Health and Health Care in Schools, 2010
There are over 70,000 residents in Ward 8, the poorest area of Washington, DC and along with Ward 7, it's most geographically remote. Approximately 36% of the Ward 8 population consists of children and youth, 18 years or younger. Children in the District of Columbia are at greater risk for poorer health and life outcomes than children in other…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Health Needs, Public Health, Child Health
Center for Health and Health Care in Schools, 2005
The rapid increase in overweight among children and adolescents is generating widespread concern. On average, rates of overweight for boys and girls remain similar. Some groups of children are more affected by overweight than others. This paper discusses the health consequences of childhood obesity. A list of school interventions for obesity…
Descriptors: Obesity, Children, Adolescents, Sociocultural Patterns
Center for Health and Health Care in Schools, 2004
While a nationwide study of vision problems in children has not been conducted in over 30 years, the most recent NHIS (National Health Interview Survey) study shows vision problems are common in children, with an estimated 13.5 million children ages 0-17 affected. As of 2002, 30 states plus the District of Columbia "required" vision screening in…
Descriptors: Children, Vision, Vision Tests, Screening Tests
