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05.25.2013
Youth Obesity: Schools Fight Back
Reporter Mitch Mattern investigates a national youth obesity problem and how a school community in Omaha Nebraska addresses this challenge.
Questions:
- Evaluate obesity trends in the U.S. for young children and teens.
- Explain which federal program Western Hills elementary school participates and could it work in your school?
- Can you summarize some of the reasons Dr. Christina Fernandez describes that cause youth obesity? Formulate some solutions to address these causes.
Tools:
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- Youth Obesity: Schools Fight Back (Social Studies)
- Youth Obesity: Schools Fight Back (Science)
- Youth Obesity: Schools Fight Back (Language Arts)
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