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surveillance: weight  

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  • The obesity epidemic in the United States cannot be ignored. Weight surveillance, using body mass index (BMI), in schools has been suggested as a means to understand obesity trends and determine the efficacy of obesity prevention programming. [Source: Encyclopedia of School Health; Surveillance: Weight]

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