Obesity
Six-county profile
Childhood obesity is a growing problem in our country. In our own six-county region, we see that nearly 31 percent of children are "overweight" or "obese" and nearly 33 percent of 2-year-olds are already "overweight" or "obese."
We learned that 15 percent of our children do not eat healthy meals. Additionally, only 36% get 30 minutes of physical activity 7 days a week.
Special reports:
Coalitions focusing on obesity:
If you are interested in getting involved in what’s going on in your county, please email: childhoodobesityprevention@cookchildrens.org
We encourage you to leave any comments or questions you have on the prevention of childhood obesity here.