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BMI Calculator
Body mass index determines the amount of body fat a person has. The higher your BMI, the greater risk you have of developing health problems such as coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.
BMI applies to males and females, regardless of muscle mass or frame size, with the following exceptions:
Persons younger than 18
Competitive athletes
Body builders
Pregnant or nursing women
Frail or sedentary elderly people
Underweight -- less than 18.5
Normal -- 18.5-24.9
Overweight -- 25-29.9
Obese -- 30-39
Extremely Obese -- 40+
Ideal Body Weight for Women
Note: if you are exactly 5 feet or 6 feet tall, put a 0 in the inches box. The result will be wrong if you leave the inches box empty. This calculator will work for heights between 4 feet and 6 feet 11 inches.
Ideal Body Weight for Men
Note: if you are exactly 5 feet or 6 feet tall, put a 0 in the inches box. The result will be wrong if you leave the inches box empty. This calculator will work for heights between 4 feet and 6 feet 11 inches.
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Special reports
Despite being sick, Rep. Tom Slater, D-Providence, makes the trek to the State House each afternoon, often times steering his Honda from the parking lot at Rhode Island Hospital after chemotherapy to his spot on Smith Hill.
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Air / water quality
Credentials check
The Swine Flu Outbreak
Graphic: Symptoms of swine flu in humans
Your Turn: Has your behavior changed in light of the swine flu outbreak?
On the local front
Experts consider possibilities in spread of swine flu virus
Health officials testing, but no signs of flu strain in R.I.
Resources and Information
Address: Rhode Island Department of Health, 3 Capitol Hill, Providence, RI 02908
E-mail: library@doh.state.ri.us
By phone: For general questions: (401) 222-8022, Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; For clinical case management: (401) 222-2577
Information from the Rhode Island Department of Health on swine flu
U.S. information on the flu from the CDC
Swine flu Q&A from the Centers for Disease Control / Podcasts
International information on the flu
What you need to know about swine flu
Things you can do, from the CDC
Interactive: More cases show up around the globe
Recalls
Big Story
Susan Farmer looks back on life well-lived, forward to gardening / Video
The cancer has returned for this former R.I. secretary of state and head of public TV's Channel 36. "Being able to get used to the idea, to be able to help your family get used to the idea, that you're not gonna be around . . ." is a nice thing, she says. With the sun coming out these days, she's getting her hands dirty in her garden, appreciating the earth. Watch the video
R.I. Department of Health
Topics of special interest
Choosing a nursing home and other nursing-home resources
Families, modern medicine and premature births
Tender skills: Nurses in the neonatal intensive care unit care for the sickest, tiniest babies, combining technical skill and tenderness. Learn about life in the NICU from one nurse's vantage point, and take a look at the NICU of the future -- to open in Rhode Island this fall. Read the stories
Your Turn: Parents of preemies: What do you think of plans for the new NICU?
Narrated illustration: Intensive care for the tiniest babies
