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Virginia Obesity Survey Results Karen Remley, MD, MBA, FAAP State Health Commissioner May 18, 2010

Virginia Obesity Survey Results Karen Remley, MD, MBA, FAAP State Health Commissioner May 18, 2010. Methodology. The survey was conducted through telephone interviews Interviews conducted from Dec. 3, 2009 to March 20, 2010 2,501 randomly selected Virginia youth ages 10 to 17

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Virginia Obesity Survey Results Karen Remley, MD, MBA, FAAP State Health Commissioner May 18, 2010

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  1. Virginia Obesity Survey Results Karen Remley, MD, MBA, FAAP State Health Commissioner May 18, 2010

  2. Methodology • The survey was conducted through telephone interviews • Interviews conducted from Dec. 3, 2009 to March 20, 2010 • 2,501 randomly selected Virginia youth ages 10 to 17 • When an eligible phone number was called, permission was obtained from a parent to speak with a 10- to 17-year-old living in the household

  3. Weight • ⅔ of Virginia youth are healthy weight • 1 out of 5 Virginia kids are overweight or obese

  4. Demographic Differences

  5. Weight and Perception • Most youth believe they are right weight • Youth correctly classify own weight 65% of the time

  6. Eating Habits • Only 4% met USDA recommendations for daily fruit and vegetable intake

  7. Eating Habits: School Lunch • 88% eat lunch every day • 59% buy lunch at school • About a quarter (23%) have access to fast food at school • Of those with fast food options, 54% eat fast food for lunch at least once a week

  8. Eating Habits: Fast Food • 73% eat fast food at least once a week

  9. Eating Habits: Snacks • 92% eat chips or candy or drink soda at least once/week

  10. Physical Activity • 66% of youth exercised 1 hr/day on four or more days

  11. Physical Activity: Screen Time

  12. Future Directions • The Virginia Youth Obesity survey provides valuable baseline obesity data • VFHY plans to continue collecting information on youth behaviors to measure trends and progress in reducing childhood obesity overtime

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