Physical Activity Promotion in School Age Youth in Orange County, North Carolina
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- February 26, 2019
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Meadows, Lauren
- Affiliation: School of Nursing
- Abstract
- North Carolina is no exception to the national trend with 37.9% of children ages 5-11 either overweight or obese in 2002 and 42.9% in 2009 (Sachdeva & Cilenti, 2011). Orange County, NC, however, has seemingly managed to reduce its overall obesity rate in this age range from 42.4% in 2002 to 28.2% in 2009 (Sachdeva & Cilenti, 2011). Despite this favorable trend, further examination reveals that there still remains room for improvement and unmet needs in Orange County. In 2010, Orange County had approximately 16,040 residents between the ages of 5-14 years old, 10,423 of which were non-Hispanic white, 2,044 were non-Hispanic black, 2,025 were Hispanic, and 1,548 were other non-Hispanic minorities, which has since grown by 1.3% and continues to do so (NC State Data Center, 2010). As of 2010, there were approximately 2,015 families with related children under 18 years old living in poverty in Orange County, with 14.5% of non-Hispanic white people living in poverty as compared to 23.6% of non-Hispanic blacks (NC State Data Center, 2010). Furthermore, in 2010 approximately 43% of Orange County residents lived in what would be considered rural areas of the county (Sachdeva & Cilenti, 2011). While specific data delineating obesity rates by ethnicity, socioeconomic status or geographic location for this age range in Orange County does not currently exist, there is data about Orange County residents of all ages that supports similar disparities in obesity rates as the national trend. Amongst all Orange county residents in 2010, 16.5% of non-Hispanic white residents would be considered obese and 29.7% overweight, while in non-white residents, 22.5% would be considered obese and 52.7% overweight (NC State Data Center, 2010). Using what is known of Orange County’s demographics and overall obesity rates in conjunction with the well-established national trends regarding disparities in childhood obesity rates, it is likely that similar disparities exist in Orange County’s children.
- Date of publication
- spring 2015
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- Advisor
- Hodges, Eric
- Degree
- Bachelor of Science
- Honors level
- Honors
- Degree granting institution
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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