Feb 25, 2011
CHASS Sociologist to Lead $3 Million Grant to Root Out Factors Behind Childhood Obesity
NC State University has received a five-year, $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to study the root causes behind childhood obesity in low-income families. Sociologist Sarah Bowen will direct the research project whose goal is to track urban and rural families to better understand the factors – economic, social, cultural and environmental…