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GEM No. 495| Volume 43, ISSUE 4, SUPPLEMENT 2, S152-S154, July 2011

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Impact of the Harvest of the Month Program on Low-Income Hmong and White Middle School Students

Increases in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents are a significant health concern in the United States (US).

United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents: United States, trends 1963-1965 through 2007-2008. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/obesity_child_07_08/obesity_child_07_08.htm. Accessed February 25, 2011.

  • Reilly J.
Childhood obesity: an overview.
California is home to the largest Asian population in the US.
US Census Bureau
The Asian Population: 2000.
Children from low-income Asian and Pacific Islander American families are joining other racial/ethnic groups in the obesity epidemic.
US Census Bureau
The Asian Population: 2000.
Specifically, there is a growing body of evidence that obesity rates are higher among Hmong youth than the national averages for Asian or non-Hispanic white middle school-age children.
  • Stang J.
  • Kong A.
  • Story M.
  • Eisenberg M.
  • Neumark-Sztainer D.
Food and weight-related patterns and behaviors of Hmong adolescents.
Approximately 24% of the Hmong population in the US resides in California. They are typically first-generation refugees from Southeast Asia, and 55% are under the age of 18.
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