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Parents Notified If Their Student Is Overweight
December 11, 2007
North Escambia area parents of first, third, sixth and ninth grade students received letters Monday notifying them if their student’s weight is under, at, or above the healthy range for their child’s age.
For the first time in four years, the overall number of overweight students decreased in Escambia County in all measured grades except third.
BMI is a measurement of body fat based on height and weight and is used to screen for ealth problems resulting from an unhealthy body weight. The BMI for 19 percent of Escambia County students came in as “overweight”, with another 16% “at risk for overweight”.
The total percentage of students in Escambia County whose BMI places them as at risk for becoming overweight or overweight are:
The total percentage of students for the 2006-2007 school year in each weight category
are:
To read the “at risk” and “overweight” letter received by parents Monday, click here.
A total of 11,981 students were measured this fall in Escambia. Data of students’ Body Mass Index is required by the State of Florida.
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