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Native American Obesity
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Obesity in Native American Children
Kennedy Slowtalker
Let's Take It Back...
- Do you remember in elementary school, when recess was the best part of the day?
- Childhood obesity has doubled and quadrupled in adolescents in the past 30 years
- 31.2% of NA 4 year olds are obese, which is a rate higher than any other racial or ethnic group
http://www.nihb.org/public_health/obesity_prevention_youth.php
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/study-kids-obesity-risk-starts-school-age
What's Obesity?
"Let's Move!"
- Having excess body fat for a particular height, which could come from fat, muscle, bone, water or a combination of these factors.
5 Pillars
- Childhood obesity affects a child's long-term health
- Creating a healthy start for children
- Empowering parents and caregivers
- Providing healthy food in schools
- Improving access to healthy, affordable foods
- Increasing physical activity
http://www.letsmove.gov/learn-facts/epidemic-childhood-obesity
Jerrin Golding
- 542 federally recognized Native American tribes in the United States
- Higher obesity rate
- 12 year old Native American, half Navajo and half Quechan.
- At age 10, he was told he was overweight.
- He's currently one of the many kids living with obesity.
Navajo Reservation
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)
- A fracture through the growth plate resulting in a slippage of the overlying end of the femur
http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/bones/SCFE.html
http://www.uglyotter.com/map.htm
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