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Low-Income Preschool Obesity
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16.8 percent |
Measurement
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2009-2011 |
| Location: |
County : Dallas
Located in:
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA): Dallas-Plano-Irving
Substate Region: Region 3a
TEA Region: Region 10
State: Texas
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| Comparison: |
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Why do some zip codes appear, while others do not?
Zip code boundaries change from year to year. Changes include new, consolidated, and removed zip codes and occur more frequently than indicator data is collected and reported. Therefore HCI must select Zip Code boundary files that most closely match the geographies for which we have data.
My Indicator has a map tag, but I cannot see a map.
A map is missing only when a site maintains indicator data at a geography that is NOT included in our map boundary file. Example: data for Zip Code 12345 is from 2010, and Zip Code 12345 no longer exists as of 2012, the year of HCI's zip code boundary file. Therefore the map for this zip code cannot be displayed.
Why can't I see my custom service area?
HCI maps are designed to map standard geographies (county, zip code, and census tract) and in most cases will not display a custom area.
Why is the indicator data year for one location different from the others?
HCI will occasionally suppress values due to instability of the reported data. Consequently, values shown at other locations on the map may be from different measurement periods than the one shown on this page. Example: Zip Code 1 and Zip Code 2 both have 2010 data for the same indicator, but the data for Zip Code 2 is unstable. Our system will show 2010 data for Zip Code 1, and suppress the 2010 data for Zip Code 2, instead showing the most currently available, stable data.
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What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of children aged 2-4 living in households with an income less than 200% of the federal poverty level who are obese. For children aged 2-4 years, obesity is defined as BMI-for-age above 95th percentile. |
| Why this is important: Childhood obesity has both immediate and long-term health impacts. Children and adolescents who are obese are at greater risk for bone and joint problems, sleep apnea, and are more likely than normal weight peers to be teased and stigmatized which can lead to poor self-esteem. Moreover, obese youth are more likely to have risk factors for cardiovascular disease, such as high cholesterol or high blood pressure. Finally, overweight and obese youth are more likely than normal weight peers to be overweight or obese adults and are therefore at risk for the associated adult health problems, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, several types of cancer, and osteoarthritis.
Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past thirty years. Healthy eating and regular physical activity can lower the risk of becoming obese. |
| Technical Note: The distribution is based on data from 2,714 U.S. counties and county equivalents. |
| Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture - Food Environment Atlas |
| URL of Source: http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-environment-at... |
| URL of Data: http://ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-environment-atlas/... |
| Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute |
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Time Series Data
percent
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Low-Income Preschool Obesity
| Value: |
16.8 percent |
Measurement
Period: |
2009-2011 |
| Location: |
County : Dallas
Located in:
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA): Dallas-Plano-Irving
Substate Region: Region 3a
TEA Region: Region 10
State: Texas
[ View Every County ] |
| Comparison: |
Prior Value |
| Categories: |
Health / Exercise, Nutrition, & Weight
Health / Children's Health
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What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of children aged 2-4 living in households with an income less than 200% of the federal poverty level who are obese. For children aged 2-4 years, obesity is defined as BMI-for-age above 95th percentile. |
| Why this is important: Childhood obesity has both immediate and long-term health impacts. Children and adolescents who are obese are at greater risk for bone and joint problems, sleep apnea, and are more likely than normal weight peers to be teased and stigmatized which can lead to poor self-esteem. Moreover, obese youth are more likely to have risk factors for cardiovascular disease, such as high cholesterol or high blood pressure. Finally, overweight and obese youth are more likely than normal weight peers to be overweight or obese adults and are therefore at risk for the associated adult health problems, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, several types of cancer, and osteoarthritis.
Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past thirty years. Healthy eating and regular physical activity can lower the risk of becoming obese. |
| Technical Note: The trend is a comparison between the most recent and previous measurement periods. Confidence intervals were not taken into account in determining the direction of the trend. |
| Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture - Food Environment Atlas |
| URL of Source: http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-environment-at... |
| URL of Data: http://ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-environment-atlas/... |
| Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute |
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Time Series Data
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