Child Obesity - One Community's Approach
This series first aired on WFCR in July, 2010
This three-part series looks at growing rates of childhood obesity through the efforts of one community health clinic in Holyoke, MA. Approximately half of all children in this predominantly low-income and Puerto Rican community are overweight or obese. Nationally, an estimated 30 percent of all children are overweight or obese.
Part 1
Childhood obesity has become a public health crisis in the US – and one of First Lady Michelle Obama’s main causes. More than 30 percent of all children in the US — about 11 million — are considered clinically overweight or obese. In Holyoke, Massachusetts, which has many Puerto Rican and low-income residents, the problem is even worse than the national average. In the first of a series, WFCR’s Karen Brown reports how one community health center is trying to reverse this trend.
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PART 1: Child Obesity - One Community's Approach
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Part 2
In Part 1, we profiled a clinical effort to reduce rates of obesity and diabetes, especially among low-income and Latino populations. In Part 2, we check in with one Holyoke family trying to follow their doctor’s advice.
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PART 2: Child Obesity - One Community's Approach
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Part 3
The Holyoke Health Center runs an intensive weight loss program for children. But can families keep up the momentum – and spread it to the community – after the program is over? WFCR’s Karen Brown has the final report in our series.
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Part 3: Child Obesity - One Community's Approach
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