Obesity Prevention Cost Calculator for Educators*
"How much money are we inadvertently flushing down the drain for every school or school district that fails to take systematic, preventative action* against childhood obesity?" Here's one documented answer to that question.
A. According to a recently published (Dec 1st, 2010) report by the Brookings Insitiute, Obesity and Related Medical Problems cost the USA over $215 Billion Dollars EVERY YEAR!
B. According to the most recent (2010) Census Bureau figures we have over 308 Million Residents living in the USA!
From the two facts above we can determine the following information.
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The ANNUAL COST of obesity per US resident is $698.05 ($215B/308M = $698)
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The MONTHLY COST of obesity per US resident is $58.17 ($698/12 = $58.17)
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The WEEKLY COST of obesity per US resident is $13.42 ($698/52 = $13.42)
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The DAILY COST of obesity per US resident is $1.91 ($698/365 = $1.91)
In order to Quickly Quantify how much money your school or school district is effectively flushing down the drain by failing to prioritize and failing to take bold, documented, preventative action against childhood obesity,* plug your school's student population data into the following user-friendly formulas.
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The ANNUAL COST = $698 X the number of students in your school or school district.
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The MONTHLY COST = $58.17 X the number of students in your school or school district.
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The WEEKLY COST = $13.42 X the number of students in your school or school district
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The DAILY COST = $1.91 X the number of students in your school or school district.
FOR EXAMPLE, in a school district with 10,000 students...
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The money flushed down the drain ANNUALLY is $698 X 10,000 or $6,980,000.
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The money flushed down the drain MONTHLY is $58.17 X 10,000 or $581,700.
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The money flushed down the drain WEEKLY is $13.42 X 10,000 or $134,200.
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The money flushed down the drain DAILY is $1.91 X 10,000 or $19,100.
Now, in this light how hard is it to justify the cost of equipment, and the obesity prevention workshops required to systematically immunize your students against obesity for life?
*Your students are also failing to reap the academic and social benefits that are actively undermined by this insidiously pervasive epidemic.
