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Volume
7: No. 4, July 2010
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Surveillance of Obesity-Related Policies in Multiple Environments: The Missouri Obesity, Nutrition, and Activity Policy Database,
2007-2009
In the central region, the
number of obesity-related policies in each county were 7 for
Marion; 6 for Boone, Ralls, and Randolph; 5 for Adair, Audrain,
Camden, Clark, Linn, Macon, Putnam, and Shelby; 4 for Callaway, Chariton,
Lewis, Montgomery, Schuyler, and Sullivan; 3 for Howard, Knox, and Monroe;
and 2 for Gasconade. The following
counties were not sampled: Cole, Cooper, Miller, Moniteau,
Morgan, Osage, and Scotland.
In the eastern region, the number of
obesity-related policies in each county were 7 for St. Louis; 6
for Franklin and St. Charles; 5 for Jefferson, and Washington; and 4 for Pike,
St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, and Warren.
The following counties were not sampled: Lincoln, Perry, and
Saint Louis City.
In the northwest region, the number of
obesity-related policies in each county were 7 for Jackson; 6 for Buchanan,
Cass, and Johnson; 5 for Caldwell, Carroll, Lafayette, Pettis, and Ray; 4
for Andrew, Benton, Clay, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer, and Saline; 3 for
Clinton and DeKalb; 2 for Daviess and Worth, and 1 for Atchison and Bates.
The following counties were not sampled: Gentry, Henry, Holt, Livingston,
Nodaway, and Platte.
In the southeast region, the number of
obesity-related policies in each county were 7 for Cape
Girardeau; 6 for Douglas; 5 for Bollinger and Stoddard; 4 for Carter,
Dunklin, Howell, Madison, Pemiscot, Reynolds, Scott, Shannon, Wayne, and
Wright; 3 for Butler and Iron; and 2 for Texas. The following counties were not sampled:
Mississippi, New Madrid, Oregon, Ozark, and Ripley.
In the southwest region, the number of
obesity-related policies in each county were 7 for Greene and Polk; 6 for
Jasper; 5 for Christian, Crawford, McDonald, Phelps, Pulaski, Stone, and
Taney; 4 for Dent, Laclede, Maries, Newton, St. Clair, and Webster; 3 for
Vernon, and 2 for Cedar and Hickory. The following counties were not
sampled: Barry, Barton, Dade, Dallas, and Lawrence.
Figure. Environments with obesity policies,
Missouri counties by region.
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