Datasets / Addressing Child Hunger and Obesity in Indian Country: Report to Congress


Addressing Child Hunger and Obesity in Indian Country: Report to Congress

Published By Department of Agriculture

Issued over 9 years ago

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Summary

Type of release
a one-off release of a single dataset

Licence
Creative Commons CCZero

Verification
automatically awarded

Description

This report responds to requirements found in the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA) and summarizes hunger, obesity, and Type II diabetes among American Indian and Alaska Native children living on or near reservations or other tribal lands (Indian Country). The report provides a summary of available statistics on hunger, obesity, and Type II diabetes among children living in Indian Country and offers comparable statistics for the general population for context and comparison.