Obesity: Halting The Epidemic by Making Health Easier
Obesity: Halting The Epidemic by Making Health Easier
Obesity: Halting The Epidemic by Making Health Easier
Halting the
Epidemic by Making
Health Easier
AT A GLANCE
2009
Obesity is Costly
Medical expenditures for obese workers, depending on severity of obesity and sex, are between 29%117% greater than
expenditures for workers with normal weight.
From 19791981 to 19971999, annual hospital costs
related to obesity among children and adolescents increased,
rising from $35 million to $127 million.
CT
DC
MA
NH
NJ
RI
VT
DE
MD
No Data
<10%
20%24%
10%14%
25%29%
15%19%
30%
CDCs Response
Surveillance and Epidemiologic Research
Describe and track priority policy, environmental, behavioral, and demographic correlates of obesity and overweight.
Addressing
Obesity Through Commercial Health Plans.
CDC is working to help public health professionals and
health care plan administrators collaborate to improve
obesity interventions designed for medical settings.
(Partner: Deloitte Consulting)
For more information, please contact the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
4770 Buford Highway NE, Mail Stop K24, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717
Telephone: 800-CDC-INFO (232-4636) TTY: 888-232-6348
E-mail: cdcinfo@cdc.gov Web: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa
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