Metropolitan Comparison. The average wage for medical and clinical technicians, including phlebotomists, varies by metro area in Tennessee. Chattanooga technicians could expect a mean $17.12 an hour or $35,600 annually while those in Knoxville made a mean $15.39 an hour or $32,010 a year.
Over a lifetime, childhood obesity costs $19,000 per child. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140407090220.htm. Childhood obesity comes with an estimated price tag of $19,000 per child when comparing lifetime medical costs to those of a normal weight child, according to an analysis. When multiplied by the number of obese 10-year-olds in the United States, lifetime medical costs for this age alone reach roughly $14 billion.
Childhood Obesity is on the Rise. The number of overweight children in the United States has increased dramatically in recent years. Approximately 10 percent of 4 and 5 year old children are overweight, double that of 20 years ago. Overweight is more prevalent in girls than boys and in older preschoolers (ages 4-5) than younger (ages 2-3). Obesity increases even more as children get older. For ages 6 to 11, at least one child in five is overweight. Over the last two decades, this number has increased by more than 50 percent and the number of obese children has nearly doubled. For most children, overweight is the result of unhealthy eating patterns (too many calories) and too little physical activity. Since these habits are established in early childhood, efforts to prevent obesity should begin early.