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Child Obesity is now considered a nationwide problem. Recognizing this the ABC School Board approved a resolution at its July 17 meeting creating a collaborative program to address childhood obesity in Hawaiian Gardens. with Tri City Regional Medical Center and the City of Hawaii Gardens
The program called ?Activate Hawaiian Gardens, ?will engage local school-age children, parents, caregivers, teachers, physicians and other community stakeholders in an obesity-reduction initiative.
Superintendent Dr. Mary Sieu said the goals of ?Activate Hawaiian Gardens? include a collaborative effort of school and community leaders to reverse the problem of obesity among Hawaiian Gardens? children.
Jay Geer, Tri City representative, told the Board that one-third of all U.S. adults and 17 percent of children are obese. In Hawaiian Gardens, he said the child obesity rate is 32.9 percent and climbing. ?Obesity is now classified as a public health medical emergency in every community in the country,? he stated. ??The health effects of obesity can bring on premature death, diabetes, heart disease and overall health problems generation after generation.?
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