Trends in US children’s mortality, chronic conditions, obesity, functional status, and symptoms

JAMA

2025-07-07

(Press-News.org) About The Study: The health of U.S. children has worsened across a wide range of health indicator domains over the past 17 years. The broad scope of this deterioration highlights the need to identify and address the root causes of this fundamental decline in the nation’s health.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Christopher B. Forrest, MD, PhD, email forrestc@chop.edu.

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(doi:10.1001/jama.2025.9855)

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