Primary Recipient

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE

Amount

$1,066,948.00

Award Date

8/12/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Obesity in childhood is increasing at an alarming rate. For children ages 2-5 years, the prevalence of overweight children has almost tripled over the last 30 years, from 5% to 13.9%, while the prevalence for children aged 6-11 years increased from 4% to