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Poll: Who Is Most Responsible for Childhood Obesity—and Fixing It?

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research urges steps families, schools and government can take.

So Now what?  According to the UCLA Center  for Health Policy Research, “The epidemic of childhood obesity will not be solved by calling for individual behavior change alone. To address this health crisis, state and local leaders must address the conditions in schools and communities that contribute to the epidemic and undermine parents’ efforts to protect their children’s health.” A list of “immediate policy steps” is attached as PDF.  Who is most responsible for fixing this problem?

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all-c-ing-eye April 20, 2013 at 05:09 pm
Nice if you can actually pass such a bill but we are dealing with politicians who cherish the powerRead More they have attained rising to the top. In actuality this has "A Snowballs Chance In Hell" of passing, but kudos for the effort.