COVID-19 Information for Missoula County
MISSOULA COUNTY BMI PROJECT
AND RESEARCH
Let's Move! Missoula is rooted in research that empowers us to understand the issue of childhood obesity and more specifically the health disparities and barriers to health within our community. Through national research and local data, we devise strategies to improve the health of all kids and residents.
Missoula County BMI Surveillance Project
LM!M has collected the body mass index (BMI) measurements from third graders in Missoula County for 9 years. The Missoula County BMI Surveillance Project tracks our population's health. It is not used for individual diagnostic or screening. Measurements are completely anonymous and children may opt out. The CDC recommends BMI for population health.
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Some research that informed our work:
Physical Activity in School Settings
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Reaching Kids Where They Are — Classroom-Based Interventions to Increase Physical Activity. health.gov
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Out of School Time Supports Student Health and Learning, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Active Education: Growing Evidence on Physical Activity & Academic Performance, Active Living Research
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Educating the Student Body, Institute of Medicine
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FIT Kids, Preventive Medicine
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How Investing in PE Yields Higher Achievers, Enhanced PE Task Force of Illinois
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Preparing Educators to Promote and Provide Physical Activity in the Schools, American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
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Schools and Physical Activity: A Functional Relationship, University of Texas at Austin
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Supporting Physical Activity in School, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Youth Physical Activity: The Role of Schools, Centers for Disease Control
General Physical Activity
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Physical Activity Guidelines, Office of Disease Prevention & Health Promotion
Creating a Healthy Place
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Can Neighborhood Parks and Playgrounds Help Fight Childhood Obesity?, Oxford University Press
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Childhood Obesity and Proximity to Urban Parks and Recreational Resources, Active Living Research
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Parks and Recreation Programs Help Reduce Childhood Obesity, UC Berkeley Policy Brief
Obesity
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Healthy Kids, Successful Students, Better Communities, University of Montana HHP Dept. and Missoula City-County Health Dept.
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Longitudinal Trends in Body Mass Index Before and During the COVID-19, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Teen Pregnancy Increases Obesity Risk, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation