Obesity

Completed Projects

Chartbook: Obesity in Urban and Rural Children
Research center: South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics: Children, Obesity, Rural statistics and demographics
By providing a descriptive analysis of the disparities of childhood obesity by residence, socioeconomic status and race/ethnicity, the study will offer important information about the needs of children and adolescents living in rural areas and from families of low socioeconomic status.

Diabetes and Obesity: Is there a Rural-Urban Difference in the Burden?
Research center: ORHP-funded Individual Grantees
Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics: Chronic diseases and conditions, Obesity
Persons with diabetes are more likely to be obese, increasing the economic burden of diabetes related care. Purpose of this study is to examine if being overweight and obese places additional economic burden and if there is a rural-urban difference in this regard. It will help understand the health and economic consequences of diabetes and obesity epidemic on people's health.

Diet and Physical Activity as Risk Factors for Childhood Obesity: An Urban and Rural Comparison
Research center: South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics: Children, Obesity
Obesity is more prevalent among rural than urban children, despite higher reported physical activity levels. This project will explore diet among rural children to explore how diet and physical activity may differ for rural children, particularly minority children.

Rural Food Security, Food Availability, and Health Outcomes
Research center: West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topic: Obesity
This project will examine the characteristics of food security and food availability across the rural-urban continuum. The study will test the hypotheses that food insecurity will differ significantly between rural and urban counties in the US with rural areas experiencing more adverse conditions; and that there will be a significant relationship between food insecurity, food availability and selected adverse health outcomes in non-metropolitan counties in the US.

Topics Centers Researchers Other Resources Search		Obesity Completed Projects Chartbook: Obesity in Urban and Rural Children Research center: South Carolina Rural Health Research Center Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) Topics: Children, Obesity, Rural statistics and demographics By providing a descriptive analysis of the disparities of childhood obesity by residence, socioeconomic status and race/ethnicity, the study will offer important information about the needs of children and adolescents living in rural areas and from families of low socioeconomic status. Diabetes and Obesity: Is there a Rural-Urban Difference in the Burden? Research center: ORHP-funded Individual Grantees Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) Topics: Chronic diseases and conditions, Obesity Persons with diabetes are more likely to be obese, increasing the economic burden of diabetes related care. Purpose of this study is to examine if being overweight and obese places additional economic burden and if there is a rural-urban difference in this regard. It will help understand the health and economic consequences of diabetes and obesity epidemic on people's health. Diet and Physical Activity as Risk Factors for Childhood Obesity: An Urban and Rural Comparison Research center: South Carolina Rural Health Research Center Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) Topics: Children, Obesity Obesity is more prevalent among rural than urban children, despite higher reported physical activity levels. This project will explore diet among rural children to explore how diet and physical activity may differ for rural children, particularly minority children. Rural Food Security, Food Availability, and Health Outcomes Research center: West Virginia Rural Health Research Center Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) Topic: Obesity This project will examine the characteristics of food security and food availability across the rural-urban continuum. The study will test the hypotheses that food insecurity will differ significantly between rural and urban counties in the US with rural areas experiencing more adverse conditions; and that there will be a significant relationship between food insecurity, food availability and selected adverse health outcomes in non-metropolitan counties in the US.