Across the United States, childhood obesity has reached staggering levels, with the American Medical Association finding that the obesity rate for youth ages 2-19 between 2015 and 2016 to be 18.5% (DeVito et. al., 2018). Even more troubling is that students in urban public schools are found to have frequently higher levels of obesity than their suburban counterparts as Clark et. al. (2015) found in their research on 24 of St. Louis, Missouri\u2019s urban schools. While there are many health-risks associated with inactivity and obesity, these dangers are quite preventable, in part, through the implementation of daily physical activity (Hoffman et al., 2014). Unfortunately, the students in urban areas who stand to gain the most from consistent exercise through play in their schools are also the ones who have access to it the least, as \u201cthe period allotted to recess\u2026is less abundant among children of lower socioeconomic status and in the urban setting\u201d (Murray and Ramstetter, 2013, p.183). A city with a reputation for being liberal, white, and health conscious, Seattle public school students have lower rates of obesity than the national average thanks, in part, to recent school-based initiatives, but the city nevertheless struggles to offer proper physical education and recess time to its students (Kern et. al., 2014). Student health, however, extends far beyond the classroom and into local communities, and grassroots organizations in King County are now advocating for improved cycling and walking infrastructure for student commutes and for access to quality exercise time during school hours. Over all, communities in the Emerald City are demonstrating that they care deeply for their children\u2019s health and will take the time to lobby their local legislators, communicate with one another online, and rally in public to ensure that all children, not just wealthy ones, have the right to live healthy and productive lives.<\/p>\n
Works Cited<\/strong><\/p>\n Clark B. R., & Racette, S. (2015). Obesity and Aerobic Fitness among Urban Public School DeVito, N. French, L. & Goldacre, B. (2018). Trends in Obesity and Severe Obesity Prevalence in Hoffman, M. F., Hayes, S., & Napolitano, M. A. (2014). Urban Youth\u2019s Experiences and Kern, E.,, Chan, N., Fleming, D., & Krieger, J. (2014). Declines in Student Obesity Prevalence Associated with a Prevention Initiative \u2014 King County, Washington, 2012.\u00a0Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report<\/em>, 63(7), 155-157.<\/p>\n Murray, R. & Ramstetter, C. (2013). The Crucial Role of Recess in School. American Academy of Pediatrics<\/em>, 131, 183-188.<\/p>\n Header Image Link:\u00a0http:\/\/www.c-matzsolution.fr\/actualites\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Problem at Hand Across the United States, childhood obesity has reached staggering levels, with the American Medical Association finding that the obesity rate for youth ages 2-19 between 2015 and 2016 to be 18.5% (DeVito et. al., 2018). Even more troubling is that students in urban public schools are found to have frequently higher […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-58","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-spring-2018-nbergill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-spring-2018-nbergill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-spring-2018-nbergill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-spring-2018-nbergill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-spring-2018-nbergill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-spring-2018-nbergill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-spring-2018-nbergill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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