Change Indicator

Public school students overweight or obese by school district in Tennessee

Public school students overweight or obese by school district

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Note: Non-consecutive years appear adjacent in the trend line
because one or more years have been deselected.

Definition and Source

PROVIDER

Definition

Data represent the overweight/obesity prevalence rate among public school students (kindergarten, 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th grades, and one year of high school).  Overweight/obese was defined as body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to the 85th percentile for children of the same age and sex. Prevalence rate is the percent of student under study.

Data Source

Tennessee Department of Education, Office of Coordinated School Health.

Notes

NA = Data were not collected or submitted for the school year.

Last Updated

July 2023