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U.S. Surgeon General Advocates Outdoor Play

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – January 28, 2010

Today’s epidemic of overweight and obesity threatens the historic progress we have made in increasing American’s quality and years of healthy life. The hard facts: Two-thirds of adults and nearly one in three children are overweight or obese. 70% of American Indian/Alaskan Native adults are overweight or obese. The prevalence of obesity in the U.S. more than doubled (from 15% to 34%) among adults and more than tripled (from 5% to 17%) among children and adolescents from 1980 to 2008. An obese teenager has over a 70% greater risk of becoming an obese adult. Obesity is more common among non-Hispanic…
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As part of our ongoing efforts to build the movement, the Children & Nature Network has published these resources for leaders, organizers, and participants at the local, national, and international levels:

2010 C&NN Report
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C&NN Community Action Guide: Building the Children & Nature Movement from the Ground Up
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