New York Times about the laws in some states that require BMI (body mass index) testing of elementary school students. As the epidemic of childhood obesity continues to grow, it seems logical that the ...

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How many are overweight and by how much? All public school children in Massachusetts would have their body mass index — their BMI — tested at school under a plan the state Department of Public Health ...

SOLON-- America's obesity epidemic has spurred numerous legislative actions, including a new state of Ohio requirement that says schools must obtain children's Body Mass Index. BMI is calculated using ...

State health officials have unanimously approved a new rule requiring all public school children in Massachusetts to have their body mass index, or BMI, tested to help determine if they're overweight.

State-required body-mass-index testing for students is being weighed by Dublin City School staff and the board of education. The new requirement is part of S.B. 210, a statewide effort to reduce ...

For the third, and likely final time, the Brunswick City School board approved a state mandated body mass index screening program waiver affidavit at its Aug. 20 meeting. “We will no longer have to ...

We live in a time of aggressive self-improvement. We are constantly told that if we can grab the reins, wrestle for control over our lives, we can solve all (or most of) our problems. Moreover, we ...