http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/school-psychologist Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:03:43 -0400 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:03:43 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/333/childhood-obesity-prevention-and-the-role-of-school-psychologists By Kendra A. Palmer - Instances of childhood obesity in the United States have increased substantially in recent years. In fact, studies of incidence of obesity over time revealed that, in the period of 25 years, rates increased 2.3 to 3.3-fold in the United States and about 2.8-fold in England (Ebbeling et al., 2002). Astonishingly, between 16-33% of American children and adolescents meet the criteria for being categorized as obese (aacap.org, 2008), which is defined as being in the ninety-fifth percentile or higher in body mass index or BMI (Klein & Dietz, 2009). 300,000 deaths each year are attributable to unhealthy... Wed, 01 Dec 2010 11:57 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/333/childhood-obesity-prevention-and-the-role-of-school-psychologists