FROM THE FOUNDATION

Redefining the Safety Net

Should California establish a Basic Health Program for certain low-income residents? CHCF's Marian Mulkey captures a recent policy conversation in a Health Affairs blog.

Accountable Care in Action

A new post on the Health Affairs blog details how CalPERS kept costs down in Sacramento through a "virtual" ACO with insurers and providers.

Career Opportunity: Senior Program Officer

This position will play a major role in furthering the goals and objectives of the foundation's Better Chronic Disease Care program.

Chronic Disease Care

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Study: Obesity Rates Plateau, Show No Signs of Declining

After two decades of steady increases, U.S. obesity rates over the previous 12 years have remained at around 36% for adults and 17% among children, according to a new CDC study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study found that from 2009 to 2010, more than 78 million adults and almost 13 million children ages two to 19 were obese. The researchers noted that they did not find any indication of a decline in obesity rates in any population group.



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