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HEALTH AFFAIRS
Volume 29, Issue 3, Pages 513-521Publisher
PROJECT HOPE
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0737
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The impact of childhood obesity on the workplace is not well understood. A study conducted for one large employer indicated that average per capita health insurance claims costs were as high as $ 2,907 in 2008 for an obese child and $ 10,789 for a child with type II diabetes. The average claims cost for children with type II diabetes actually exceeded the level of the average claims cost for adults with type II diabetes ($ 8,844). This paper reviews the evidence on the impact of childhood obesity on employers and discusses opportunities for business engagement-including two current examples of activities involving employers.
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