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Legend Colors
Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.
Compared to Distribution
the value is in the best half of communities.
the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.
the value is in the worst quarter of communities.
Compared to Target
meets target; 
does not meet target.
Compared to a Single Value
lower than the comparison value;
higher than the comparison value;
not statistically different from comparison value.
Trend
non-significant change over time; 
significant change over time; 
no change over time.
Compared to Prior Value
higher than the previous measurement period;
lower than the previous measurement period;
no statistically different change from previous measurement period.
Significantly better than the overall value
Significantly worse than the overall value
No significant difference with the overall value
No data on significance available
Young Children Affected by Overweight or Obesity
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This indicator shows the percentage of young children, ages 2-5, seen at participating Better Health Partnership health care facilities who are affected by overweight or obesity (BMI at or above 85th percentile).
Why is this important?
Obesity is an indicator of the overall health and lifestyle of a community. Childhood obesity is a serious problem in the United States and increases the risk of other diseases and health conditions.
23.2%
Percent of children (ages 2-5)
Source:
Better Health Partnership
Measurement period: 2020-2021
Maintained by: Cuyahoga County Board of Health
Last update: April 2022
Measurement period: 2020-2021
Maintained by: Cuyahoga County Board of Health
Last update: April 2022
Compared to
Technical note: This data was collected between 7/1/2020-6/30/2021.
More details: This indicator reflects the percentage of children with complete height and weight information available who are affected by overweight or obesity.
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Data Source
- Better Health Partnership
Maintained By: Cuyahoga County Board of Health
Filed under: Health / Nutrition & Healthy Eating, Health / Children's Health, Health Status, Children