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This 5-page paper focuses on obesity studies, models and systems used in studies and epidemiological surveillance systems employed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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everywhere. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention note the alarming fact that, during the past 20 years, there has been a "dramatic increase in obesity in the United States,"
with Colorado and the District of Columbia having a prevelance of obesity less than 20% in 2009 (U.S. Obesity Trends by State, 2010). The prevalence of obesity in Wisconsin, as
of 2009, stood at 28.7% of the population - meaning more than one in four Wisconsin residents are obese (U.S. Obesity Trends by State, 2010). Other statistics point out that
approximately 37% of the population is considered overweight, while another 25% is considered obese (Wisconsin, 2011). In an effort to combat this problem,
governmental agencies have taken various paths to try to encourage more healthy eating and exercise. Federal, state and local agencies tasked with
addressing and managing obesity in adults include the CDCs Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, which was formed in 1999 to address the problems of obesity, in partnership with
state organizations - Wisconsin, incidentally, is one of the states funded through the CDCs division. Overall, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services also supports public health efforts to
reduce obesity, increase activity and to encourage healthy eating habits. Wisconsin is also trying to take charge through a variety of methods
- for one thing, the Wisconsin Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity Program developed an anti-obesity plan to include factors such as the Healthier Wisconsin Worksite Initiative, the "Got Dirt?" Garden
Initiative (to increase fruit and vegetable consumption through supporting gardens in schools and communities across the state); and the Footprints to Health, a community-based intervention developed to increase physical activity
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