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Changes in body mass index z score over the course of the academic year among children attending Head Start

Description:
A study of changes in children's body mass index (BMI) over the course of enrollment in Head Start and examination of variations in BMI by gender, single-parent status, program year, race, age at initial enrollment, and family income divided by household size, from a secondary analysis of retrospective longitudinal growth of 1,914 children enrolled in a Michigan Head Start program over 2 academic years and the intervening summer
Resource Type:
Reports & Papers
Country:
United States
State(s)/Territories/Tribal Nation(s):
Michigan

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