Creating County Level Estimates of Childhood Obesity in the U.S.: A Spatial Multilevel Modeling Approach

The primary goal of this project was to create and map county-level childhood obesity rates using data from the 2016 National Survey of Children's Health. A secondary goal was to compare childhood obesity rates by each county's urban vs. rural designation and explore regional differences (Northeast, Midwest, South, West) in childhood obesity overall and by urban vs. rural designation.

Publications

• Estimates of Childhood Overweight and Obesity at the Region, State, and County Levels: A Multilevel Small Area Estimation Approach
  Journal Article
  University of South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
  Date: 06/2021
  The goal of this study is to create a map of county-level obesity rates at the regional, county, and state levels.