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New Survey Measures the Fitness of America’s Youth

The NHANES National Youth Fitness Survey (NYFS), conducted as a separate survey alongside the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), is receiving an enthusiastic response from its...

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1 out of 4 Adolescents Engaged in Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity

The 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, which have been adopted by the First Lady’s Let’s Move! initiative and the American Academy of Pediatrics, recommend that youth participate in daily...

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News Brief: Teen Pregnancy, and Sedentary Time and Disability

Data collected through NCHS’ National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) and National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) were used as the foundation for two important studies released this...

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