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Weekly JAMA Feature for February 16
CHRONIC CONDITIONS INCLUDING OBESITY INCREASING FOR U.S CHILDREN BUT MANY MAY IMPROVE OR RESOLVE OVER TIME
JAMA RADIO REPORT
Each week, JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association produces a one-minute radio news package, and makes it available to stations free of charge at www.TheJAMAReport.org
Producers can download MP3 versions of the packages, and are free to edit the pieces and/or use the actualities as best suits their stations’ needs.
Each week, JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association produces a one-minute radio news package, and makes it available to stations free of charge at www.TheJAMAReport.org
Producers can download MP3 versions of the packages, and are free to edit the pieces and/or use the actualities as best suits their stations’ needs.
This week’s package has an embargo: 4pm(ET) Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Radio script (TRT :58)
February 16, 2010
VO: CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS LIKE OBESITY, ASTHMA, AND ONGOING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CHALLENGES ARE DESCRIBED AS AFFECTING A CHILD’S ABILITY TO DO OTHER THINGS CHILDREN THEIR AGE CAN DO OR REQUIRES ONGOING TREATMENT BY A PHYSCIAN LASTING MORE THAN A YEAR. A NEW STUDY SHOWS WHILE ON THE RISE, OVER TIME MANY OF THESE CHRONIC CONDITIONS IMPROVE OR OFTEN GO AWAY.
“The most hopeful thing and the most interesting thing that we found was that a lot of these chronic conditions will resolve over time.”
VO: DR. JEANNE VAN CLEAVE FROM MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN, IN BOSTON AND CO-AUTHORS STUDIED THREE NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE GROUPS OF CHILDREN, AGE TWO THROUGH EIGHT FROM 1988 THROUGH 2006. EACH GROUP WAS FOLLOWED FOR UP TO SIX YEARS. THE STUDY APPEARS IN THIS WEEK’S JAMA, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
“The children we studied in the late 80’s had rates of chronic conditions over the course of childhood of about 30 percent and this has increased to about 50 percent in the recent years.”
VO: CATHERINE DOLF, THE JAMA REPORT.
Radio script (TRT :58)
February 16, 2010
VO: CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS LIKE OBESITY, ASTHMA, AND ONGOING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CHALLENGES ARE DESCRIBED AS AFFECTING A CHILD’S ABILITY TO DO OTHER THINGS CHILDREN THEIR AGE CAN DO OR REQUIRES ONGOING TREATMENT BY A PHYSCIAN LASTING MORE THAN A YEAR. A NEW STUDY SHOWS WHILE ON THE RISE, OVER TIME MANY OF THESE CHRONIC CONDITIONS IMPROVE OR OFTEN GO AWAY.
“The most hopeful thing and the most interesting thing that we found was that a lot of these chronic conditions will resolve over time.”
VO: DR. JEANNE VAN CLEAVE FROM MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN, IN BOSTON AND CO-AUTHORS STUDIED THREE NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE GROUPS OF CHILDREN, AGE TWO THROUGH EIGHT FROM 1988 THROUGH 2006. EACH GROUP WAS FOLLOWED FOR UP TO SIX YEARS. THE STUDY APPEARS IN THIS WEEK’S JAMA, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
“The children we studied in the late 80’s had rates of chronic conditions over the course of childhood of about 30 percent and this has increased to about 50 percent in the recent years.”
VO: CATHERINE DOLF, THE JAMA REPORT.