Body Mass Index in the Wellness Priority

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Body Mass Index in the Wellness Priority

BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) DATA – Required by Act 1220

Development of school ACSIP goals and objectives for nutrition and physical activities shall include the review and use of BMI data by gender, grade level and subgroup populations, if available, for each school to establish benchmarks to measure progress for students wellness.

Statewide BMI data for schools and districts can be found at the following site:
http://www.achi.net/current_initiatives/obesity.asp

2003-04 State Summary Report:
http://www.achi.net/current_initiatives/bmi/district_year.asp?searchyeartable=Districts_2003_2004

2004-05 State Summary Report:
http://www.achi.net/current_initiatives/bmi/district_year.asp?searchyeartable=Districts_2004_2005

2005-06 State Summary Report:

http://www.achi.net/current_initiatives/bmi/district_year.asp?searchyeartable=Districts_2005_2006

2006-07 State Summary Report:
http://www.achi.net/current_initiatives/bmi/district_year.asp?searchyeartable=Districts_2006_2007
2007-08 State Summary Report:
Not currently online

School nurses have access to aggregate school data reports by gender, grade level, and subgroup populations. Data should be available at the school level beginning School Year (SY) 2004.