Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity: How Do We Measure Up? (2007)
Chapter: Appendix C Surveillance and Monitoring Activities
C
Surveillance and Monitoring Activities
TABLE C-1 Surveillance and Monitoring
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Survey |
Primary Sponsor; Frequency of Data Collection |
Population |
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Cross-Sectional Surveys |
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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) (CDC, 2006a) |
CDC; ongoing |
Adults ages 18 years and older |
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Monitoring the Future (Monitoring the Future, 2006) |
Survey Research Center, University of Michigan; ongoing |
Grades 8, 10, and 12 |
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National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) (CDC, 2005) |
CDC; ongoing |
Adults and children |
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National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) (CDC, 2006c) |
CDC; annually |
All household members |
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National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health (Add Health, 2005) |
Carolina Population Center; 1994–1995 1996 2001–2002 2006 |
Grades 7 to 12 |
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Sample Size |
Example(s) of Indicators or Outcomes Measured |
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303,822 (2004) |
Fruit and vegetable consumption, physical activity, weight control |
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50,000/year in 420 secondary schools |
Television viewing |
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5,000/year |
Height, weight, and BMI; physical activity and physical fitness; weight history; breastfeeding; food security |
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31,326 adults (2004) |
Physical activity, health care coverage and access |
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15,170 (2001–2002) |
Diet, physical activity, health care service use, height, weight |
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Sample Size |
Example(s) of Indicators or Outcomes Measured |
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7 million (2004) |
Height; weight; breastfeeding initiation, duration, and exclusivity; nutritional status; television and video viewing |
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1,075 cafeteria managers 430 SFA directors (1998–1999) |
Nutritional quality of meals in schools |
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1,331 schools, 745 districts, and 51 states (2000) |
Fruit and vegetable consumption, vending machine offerings, physical activity and physical education, intramurals, health education |
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41 states and 13 districts (2004) |
Physical education requirements, physical activity (intramurals, sports), walking/biking to school, fruit and vegetable consumption, vending machine offerings, health education topics required (nutrition and dietary, physical activity) |
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3,000 (2002) |
Physical activity and physical education, walk/bike to school, television viewing, parents’ physical activity |
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15,240 questionnaires completed in 158 schools, 32 state surveys, 18 local surveys (2003) |
Fruit and vegetable consumption, physical activity and physical education, television viewing, weight status (overweight, at risk, trying to lose weight) |
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102,353 children (2,000 children per state) |
Reported height and weight; breastfeeding; physical activity; television viewing |
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2,000 |
Child’s age, height, and weight; breastfeeding; television viewing |
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9,000 (1997) |
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