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"ren# $or%s C te" "1 in 3 Children in the U.S. Is Overweight or Obese." Children NowThe Obesity Epidemic.Children Now, 2013. Web. 01 Oct. 2013.
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Children Now is the le#ding, nonp#rtis#n, %&brell# rese#rch, polic$ develop&ent, #nd #dvoc#c$ org#ni'#tion dedic#ted to pro&oting children(s he#lth #nd ed%c#tion in C#li)orni# #nd cre#ting n#tion#l &edi# policies th#t s%pport child develop&ent. &'"(!t an" Ch !"hoo" Obes ty.& Foundation for Improving Patient Risk Assessment and Outcomes. ))*+O, 2013. $eb. 03 Oct. 2013. https#--....// po.or0-pat ents1.e1he!p-a"(!t1an"1
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*he +o%nd#tion )or I&proving ,#tient -is. /ssess&ent #nd O%tco&es is # )o%nd#tion th#t provides )#cts #nd in)or&#tion to help with he#lth proble&s. &Ch !"ren9s De/ense )(n".& Childhood Obesity. Ch !"ren:s De/ense )(n", 2012. $eb. 01 Oct. 2013. http#--....ch !"rens"e/ense.or0-po! cy1pr or t es-ch !"rens1hea!th-ch !"1n(tr t on-ch !"hoo"1obes ty.htm! Children(s 0e)ense +%nd h#s ch#llenged the United St#tes to r#ise its st#nd#rds b$ i&proving policies #nd progr#&s )or children. Over the $e#rs, the$ h#ve beco&e .nown )or c#re)%l rese#rch on children1s s%rviv#l, protection #nd develop&ent in #ll r#ci#l #nd inco&e gro%ps #nd )or independent #n#l$ses o) how )eder#l #nd st#te policies #))ect children, their )#&ilies #nd their co&&%nities. *he$ let the p%blic .now how e))ectivel$ their elected o))ici#ls st#nd %p )or children.

Last Names 2 &Ch !"ren9s 4ea!th.& Preventing Obesity in Children, Causes of Child Obesity, and More. Ch !"ren9s 4ea!th, 4 )eb. 2013. $eb. 01 Oct. 2013. http !!children.web&d.co&!g%ide!obesit$2children Web30 provides v#l%#ble he#lth in)or&#tion, tools )or &#n#ging $o%r he#lth, #nd s%pport to those who see. in)or&#tion. 4o% c#n tr%st th#t o%r content is ti&el$ #nd credible.

Childhood Obesit$." Childhood Obesity. /&eric#n 5e#rt /ssoci#tion, 13 3#$ 2013. Web. 01 Oct. 2013. http !!www.he#rt.org!56/-*O-7!7etting5e#lth$!Weight3#n#ge&ent!Obesit$!Childh ood2Obesit$8UC3830939:8/rticle.;sp<gclid=CI0""N*>1:.C+d+03god;+I/??

*he /&eric#n 5e#rt /ssoci#tion is the n#tion1s oldest, l#rgest vol%nt#r$ org#ni'#tion devoted to )ighting c#rdiov#sc%l#r dise#ses #nd stro.e. "Childhood Obesit$." Childhood Obesity. 0ep#rt&ent o) 5e#lth #nd 5%&#n Services, n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2013.http !!#spe.hhs.gov!he#lth!reports!child8obesit$! *he 0ep#rt&ent o) 5e#lth #nd 5%&#n Services helps to provide the b%ilding bloc.s th#t /&eric#ns need to live he#lth$, s%ccess)%l lives. "Childhood Obesit$." CHOICES. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2013.
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*he Center 5elping Obesit$ in Children 6nd S%ccess)%ll$, Inc., # gr#ssroots org#ni'#tion w#s )or&ed in /pril 2002 to ;oin the )ight #g#inst the de#dl$ epide&ic o) childhood obesit$. *he Center #i&s to spre#d #w#reness o) this critic#l iss%e #nd signi)ic#ntl$ red%ce the presence o) childhood obesit$ in co&&%nities. &Ch !"hoo" Obes ty.& ikipedia. $ % me" a )o(n"at on, 26 ;ept. 2013. $eb. 01 Oct. 2013.
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Last Names 3 "Childhood Obesit$ 0i#gnosis." Texas Pediatric Society. *,S, 2013. Web. 03 Oct. 2013.http !!t"peds.org!childhood2obesit$2di#gnosis 4 0h! 0ht th s passa0e an" rep!ace t . th yo(r annotat on. *n a "escr pt =e annotat on, yo( mere!y "escr be .hat the boo%, .eb pa0e, or art c!e s abo(t. *n a cr t ca! b b! o0raphy, yo( pro= "e a "escr pt =e annotat on, an" yo( e=a!(ate the s(ccess or re! ab ! ty o/ the boo%, .eb pa0e, or art c!e. >o( m 0ht a!so compare or contrast the so(rce . th another so(rce on the top c. 's% yo(r nstr(ctor .h ch % n" o/ annotat on yo( are e?pecte" to .r te. Not ce that n th s temp!ate, the annotat on s n"ente" an" s n0!e space". Ma%e s(re yo(r nstr(ctor s sat s/ e" . th th s /ormat be/ore yo( "o the ent re ass 0nment. &@ "s4ea!th.& Over!eight and Obesity. @ "s 4ea!th, 2013. $eb. 01 Oct. 2013. http !!.idshe#lth.org!p#rent!gener#l!bod$!overweight8obesit$.ht&l @ids5e#lth is &ore th#n ;%st the )#cts #bo%t he#lth. /s p#rt o) *he Ne&o%rs +o%nd#tion(s Center )or Children(s 5e#lth 3edi#, @ids5e#lth #lso provides )#&ilies with perspective, #dvice, #nd co&)ort #bo%t # wide r#nge o) ph$sic#l, e&otion#l, #nd beh#vior#l iss%es th#t #))ect children #nd teens. &Me" cat on Dos n0 n O=er.e 0ht an" Obese Ch !"ren.& PPA" R##. ++'G, n.". $eb. 03 Oct. 2013. http#--....ppa0.or0-obese"oseAhe +e" atr c +harmacy '"=ocacy Gro(p s an nternat ona!, nonpro/ t, pro/ess ona! assoc at on represent n0 the nterests o/ pe" atr c pharmac sts an" the r pat ents. Ahey are "e" cate" to mpro= n0 me" cat on therapy n ch !"ren. Ahe r so!e p(rpose s to promote sa/e an" e//ect =e me" cat on (se n ch !"ren thro(0h comm(n cat on, e"(cat on, an" research.

"Obesit$." Centers for Disease Control and Pre ention. Centers )or 0ise#se Control #nd ,revention, 10 A%l$ 2013. Web. 01 Oct. 2013.
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Last Names 4 *he //, is to #tt#in opti&#l ph$sic#l, &ent#l, #nd soci#l he#lth #nd well2 being )or #ll in)#nts, children, #dolescents, #nd $o%ng #d%lts. "Obesit$ in Children 3edline,l%s 3edic#l 6nc$clopedi#." #!S National $ibrary of %edicine. U.S. N#tion#l Fibr#r$ o) 3edicine, 22 3#r. 2013. Web. 01 Oct. 2013. http !!www.nl&.nih.gov!&edlinepl%s!enc$!#rticle!00:G0H.ht&
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