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safe play opportunities for children  

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  • Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death in the United States. According to the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, obesity rates have doubled among children and tripled among adolescents since 1980, and currently, about one in six children and adolescents are estimated to be overweight or at risk for overweight. [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Safe Play Opportunities for Children]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-LM0NZ8K2-G

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