Context, importance, and process for creating a body mass index surveillance system to monitor childhood obesity within the New York City public school setting.

ABSTRACT: The Office of School Health, a joint program of the Departments of Health and Education, administers New York City's (NYC) body mass index (BMI) surveillance system to monitor childhood obesity. We describe the context, importance, and process for creating a multi-agency, school-based BMI surveillance system using BMI collected from annual FITNESSGRAM® physical fitness assessments conducted as part of a larger physical activity and wellness curriculum in NYC public schools. We also summarize our current system and methodology, highlighting the types of data and data sources that comprise the system and partnership between the Departments of Health and Education that enable data sharing. Strategies for addressing threats to data quality, including missing data, biologically implausible valu

SUBMITTER: Konty KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8814642 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature