Prevalence of Obesity and Diabetes for American Indian Children on the Northern Great Plains

INTRODUCTION In 2015, the Indian Health Service reported an obesity prevalence rate of 29.7% for American Indian/Alaska Native children aged 2 to 19 years. The purpose of these annual evaluations is to describe the prevalence of obesity, prediabetes, and diabetes for American Indian children living on one reservation in the Northern Great Plains. METHODS From 2019–2020 through 2022–2023, American Indian students in grades kindergarten through 11, with parental consent, were screened for height,