Educational interventions in early childhood can have an effect on parents’ sleep knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy, and on children’s sleep behavior. However, repeated exposure to the new information may be important for parents as well as their children. 

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Due to the additional risk factors associated with poverty, food insecure and low-income people are especially vulnerable to obesity (see the section on the Relationship Between Hunger and Overweight or Obesity and the section on the Relationship Between Poverty and Overweight or Obesity). More specifically, obesity among food insecure people – as well as among low-income people – occurs in part because they are subject to the same influences as other Americans (e.g., more sedentary lifestyles, increased portion sizes), but also because they face unique challenges in adopting healthful behaviors, as described below. (For more information on the influences all Americans face, see the section on Factors Contributing to Overweight and Obesity.)

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Bullying is becoming more and more frequent among today's youth in locations like school and online, according to recent bullying statistics. There are different types of bullying of which bullying statistics reveal almost half of all students have experienced.

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Earlier this year, “Detroit Future City,” the Detroit Strategic Framework, was released and presented throughout the city. The plan offers a reasoned approach to redesigning a smaller city, specifically as it addresses the need to promote sustainable residential neighborhoods and quality of life. The underlying cohesion is the health of the population: An economically viable Detroit begins with healthy neighborhoods. 

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These are the results of a study examining the norms and trends of sleep time among US children and adolescents.

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