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Missouri Digital News
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Missouri Digital News
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Mo. Digital News
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Missouri Digital News
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Missouri Digital News
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Mo. Digital News
Missouri Digital News
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Missouri Digital News
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Missouri health organizations are working to fight obesity in response to new findings that more than half of Missourians will soon be obese. |
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Wrap: A new study predicts Missouri will be one of 13 states with over 60 percent of the population being obese by 2030.
The study, conducted by the Trust for America's Health, reviewed CDC records of the body mass index of 400 thousand Americans from 1999 to 2010 to map the projectory of growth in each state.
Missouri Foundation of Health Program Officer, Amy Stringer Hessel says long term changes are key to solving Missouri's obesity problem.
| Actuality: | AWARE.WAV |
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| Description: "I think people are going to be willing to take action on it and recognize that this isn't just about individuals going on a diet. It's about making real substantial changes to how we function as a society." | |
Missouri is currently ranked as the 11th fattest state in the nation.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Lauren Bale.
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Missouri health organizations are taking action to fight the state's growing obesity problem after ranking one of the nations fattest states. |
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| OutCue: | SOC |
Wrap: A new study predicts Missouri will be one of only 13 states to have over 60 percent of the state population being classified as obese by 2030.
Missouri Foundation for Health Program Officer, Amy Stringer Hessel, says an Obesity Prevention Plan was implemented in the state in 2005.
| Actuality: | POLICY.WAV |
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| Run Time: | 00:18 |
| Description: "Many of the recommendations you'll see in the report have to do with changes that focus on policy change. Whether that's local change within an organization or school system or a state level change looking at larger scale intervention." | |
Missouri is currently ranked as the 11th fattest state in the nation.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Lauren Bale.
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In response to a new study ranking Missouri as one of the fattest states, Missouri health organizations say fighting obesity is more important than ever. |
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| RunTime: | 0:36 |
| OutCue: | SOC |
Wrap: A new study predicts Missouri will be one of only 13 states to have over 60 percent of the state population being classified as obese by 2030.
Missouri Foundation for Health Program Officer, Amy Stringer Hessel, says awareness and prevention are key to solving the problem in the long run.
| Actuality: | PREVENT.WAV |
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| Run Time: | 00:09 |
| Description: "If we can address the root cause, obviously, we can really improve health outcomes in our state." | |
Missouri is currently ranked as the 11th fattest state in the nation and is the only high ranking state not located in the South.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Lauren Bale.