Related Statistics

Summary statistics for adults from the NHIS, 2006

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Fact Sheet on Obesity

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America's Health Rankings: A Call to Action for People and Their Communities

The United Health Foundation in collaboration with the American Public Health Association and the Partnership for Prevention released its 18th annual assessment of the nation's relative health. State snapshots are included along with comparisons of rankings over time.

Get the full report to see prevalence of obesity by state.

School Foods Report Card 2007

The Center for Science in the Public Interest released it's assessment of progress by state in improving the quality of school nutrition programs. Nutrition policies of all 50 states are included. NO states received an A; 20 received an F. Two-thirds of the states received poor or no policies. Click here to check the grades.

Maryland Obesity Statistics

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Click here to learn about how obesity rates in Maryland compare with rest of the nation.

For more information, contact Bonnie Braun

Last updated: 02/23/2008