Contents

Executive Summary

Section One

Section Two

Section Three

References

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Credits

WV | DHHR | BPH | OEHP | HSC

Obesity:
Facts, Figures, Guidelines

Bob Wise
Govenor

Paul L. Nusbaum
Secretary
Department of Health and Human Resources

December 2002

Chris Curtis, M.P.H.
Acting Commissioner
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health

Catherine Slemp. M.D., M.P.H.
Acting Medical Office
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health

Alan P. Holmes, M.B.A.
Director
Office of Epidemiology and Health Promotion

Health Statistics Center
Daniel M. Christy, M.P.A., Director

Report Written By

Sections One and Two
Eugenia Thoenen, Program Manager
Statistical Services Unit, Health Statistics Center

Section Three
Jessica G. Wright, R.N., M.P.H., C.H.E.S., Director
Chronic Disease Programs
Division of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease

Health Statistics Center Statistical Staff
Archana Chaudhari, M.B.B.S., M.P.H., Epidemiologist
James Doria, Epidemiologist
Joseph D. Kennedy, Programmer/Analyst
Fred Kink, BRFSS Coordinator
Thomas N. Leonard, M.S., Programmer/Analyst
Tom Light, Data Analyst
Philip Simmons, M.S., Programmer/Analyst

WEB Converstion
Dale A. Porter

WV | DHHR | BPH | OEHP | HSC


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