For example, the food your child consumes now will most likely be what he or she gives to his or her children in the future. Thus, the result of the evolution and continuous increase in the number of obese or overweight people in the United States. This not only endangers the lives of these people due to depression and stress, but raises the topic of another possible solution. Childhood obesity leads to more defects as well as unhealthy and emotional people. This causes more illnesses and health problems which leads to more funding in the health department and research for these treatments. An essential part of the solution to childhood obesity is environmental change. According to “The environment, policies and multilevel strategies to improve diet, physical activity and obesity control are recommended based on a rapidly growing body of research and the collective wisdom of leading expert organizations.” (Sallis and Glanz) A public health imperative to identify and implement solutions to the obesity epidemic can be seen in environmental changes such as recreational facilities in communities. Residents of walkable neighborhoods that have access to recreational areas are more likely to be physically active, thus reducing the chances of obesity. This goes hand in hand with residents living in communities with access to less expensive healthy foods. Disparities in environments and policies that