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Obesity: A Public & Family Health Issue

Informing decisions through science and evidence-based practice.

Road sign image depicting the relationship between being overweight and heredity, glandular problems, emotional issues, fast food restaurants and poverty.

Sizing Up America: A Public Policy Guide For Deliberative Forums

Daily Dose

One in three--or 58 million--American adults aged 20 through 74 are overweight.

Cartoon of people discussing the negative impacts of fast food.

Who's Making a Difference?

Photograph of Dr. Sandra Hofferth

Sandra Hofferth, Ph.D. & Sally Curtin, M.S.

Do food programs make children overweight?

"This study ultimately failed to find either that low-income children are more likely to be overweight or that food programs contribute to overweight among such children."

Snapshot of Obesity in the United States

Sizing up America: The Weight of the Matter

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University of Maryland, College of Health and Human Performance, Department of Family Science, Maryland Family Impact Seminar, and the Maryland Cooperative Extension Public Issues Education Focus Team

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Last updated: 03/10/2009

2010 Starting a Small Farm
The Baltimore County office of The University of Maryland Extension is partnering with Maryland Agricultural Resource Council to offer a workshop series to learn about starting and operating a successful, intensive small farm. - posted Jan 31, 2010

Montgomery County 4-H Public Speaking Contest
Montgomery County 4-H Public Speaking Contest will be held on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. at the Montgomery County 4-H Office. - posted Jan 29, 2010

Maryland 4-H Entrepreneurship Workforce Readiness Training
A workshop for city/county youth adult teams and will be held on Saturday, March 27 at the Maryland 4-H Center from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Teams will engage in hands-on entrepreneurship and workforce readiness activities from the 4-H curriculum. Participating teams can apply for a mini-grant to implement EWR programs locally (camps, career days, livestock projects, workshops, clubs, new small business ventures). - posted Jan 29, 2010

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