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November 19, 2012 | Report
The Notah Begay III Foundation conducted stakeholder interviews and held meetings to examine the epidemics of childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes among Native-American children in New Mexico. This report shares their findings.
May 2, 2013 | Story
Health economist John Cawley, PhD, examines obesity from all angles: costs, consequences, and cures.
May 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
Fact sheets detail the issues with African-American, Latino, American Indian and Native Alaska youths.
February 8, 2009 | Issue Brief/Video
Learn more in this informational video.
April 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Black American young women are much more likely to be obese than their male counterparts if their parents have less education, according to this study of data from a U.S. public health survey. It is unclear whether this disparity arises from distinct gender obesity mechanisms or differing obesity-related behaviors.
March 16, 2010 | Story
Nurse Faculty Scholar Kynna Wright-Volel earned two prestigious awards last year for her work on behalf of overweight disadvantaged youth in urban settings.
September 1, 2005 | Journal Article
This study explores racial and socioeconomic factors influencing obese women's weight management practices.
February 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This study compared the impact on weight loss to African Americans of an all African-American intervention group compared to that of a racially mixed group.
February 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Intramural sports offer a promising strategy to increase physical activity among middle school students.
December 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
This research brief examines the environmental, socioeconomic and cultural factors that influence nutrition, overweight and obesity among Latino youth.