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More Hispanic adults (47%) than white adults (39%) rate childhood obesity as the leading health concern for children in their communities, according to the latest annual poll by the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health.
Overall, childhood obesity is the leading concern of all parents.
However, the poll reflects markedly varied perspectives about child health concerns by race/ethnicity:
- Hispanic adults are more likely than black or white adults to express concerns about bullying and alcohol abuse.
- Black adults express greater concerns about teen pregnancy. Hispanics didn’t rate teen pregnancy in their Top-10 concerns.
- Both blacks and Hispanics express greater concern than whites about school violence.
“Such differences of perspective likely reflect street-level realities that child health varies across communities, and that perceptions of problems and need are essential to measure when planning, developing and implementing programs,” according to the authors. “To be successful, programs will likely need to respect and address community-specific health priorities for improving and safeguarding child health.”
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Maternal & Child HealthBy The Numbers
20.7
percent
of Latino kids have obesity (compared to 11.7% of white kids)
