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Apart 3obesity (Centrella-Nigro 353). Studies have shown that minority children and children from alower socioeconomic class may also be at risk for academic achievement. Often times, firstgeneration children may have a communication gap and have less access to early educationprograms; therefore, they are not prepared when entering school. With the increase in childhoodobesity and the pressure to reach high standards in education ,the article “Healthy & Ready toLearn: Examining the Efficacy of an Early Approach to Obesity Prevention and SchoolReadiness” explains:Growing numbers of low-income, minority children face double jeopardy as alarmingobesity rates further widen existing achievement gaps. Health and educational disparitiespersist when children enter kindergarten lacking fundamental school readiness skills andare also at risk of obesity. To address this burgeoning problem, a new paradigm forschool readiness is emerging under the stewardship of leading national agencies. (Sassand Winter)Acknowledging that improving children’s health may increase their level of success ineducation, agencies including the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development(NICHD) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are working to developstrategies that will be effective (Sass and Winter). Developing effective strategies are animportant step to diminish the rates of overweight and obese children.With the rise of pediatric obesity, physicians are diagnosing children with diseases thatwere once only found in adults. Along with adults children are being diagnosed with Type 2Diabetes, hypertension, and elevated cholesterol levels, which put them at risk for heart disease.According to Weight in America, “nearly 60% of overweight children have at least one23