State Requirements and Recommendations for School-Based Screenings for Body Mass Index or Body Composition, 2010

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Linchey, Jennifer ; Madsen, Kristine A.
• Description:
  Introduction ; We present a comprehensive picture of state requirements and recommendations for body mass index (BMI) and body composition screening of children and explore the association between pediatric obesity prevalence and state screening policies. ; Methods ; Researchers completed telephone interviews with contacts at the departments of education for all 50 states and reviewed state content standards for physical education. ; Results ; Twenty states (40%) require BMI or body composition screening, and 9 states (18%) recommend BMI screening or a formal fitness assessment that includes a body composition component. The prevalence of adolescent obesity was higher in states that require BMI screening or fitness assessments with body composition than in states without requirements (16.7% vs 13.6%, P = .001). ; Conclusion ; Future studies should evaluate the effect and cost-effectiveness of BMI and body composition screening on child obesity.
• Subjects:
  • Body Composition
  • Body Mass Index
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Legislation as Topic
  • Obesity
  • Physical Education and Training
  • Physical Fitness
  • School Health Services
  More +
• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 2011; 8(5).
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/20605/cdc_20605_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 449.41 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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