Advocacy Efforts
Childhood Obesity Over the last three decades, obesity has become a leading global health and economic concern. In global standards, it is estimated that over 170 million children under the age of 18 years are overweight and obese (WHO, 2012). In the United States, childhood obesity has increased alarmingly over the last 30 years, with rates rising from 6 in 11 in 1980 to nearly […]