To complete this assignment, you will need to access the research design summary for the statewide needs assessment. Your assignment is to create a replication of this design that will focus on childhood obesity in your state.
The overarching questions that your study is intended to address for your state are the following:
1. Is there a problem? If so, how is it defined?
2. Is the problem more severe in some areas and not others?
3. Is the problem more severe for some demographic groups and not others?
4. What are the roots of the problem?
5. What is your research design? Your design will include research questions, concepts, and operationalization of variables, as well as a strategy for data collection.