Evaluation of a Coordinated School-Based Obesity Prevention Program in a Hispanic Community: Choosing Healthy and Active Lifestyles for Kids/healthy Schools Healthy Families

Autor/inn/en	Berger-Jenkins, Evelyn; Rausch, John; Okah, Ebiere; Tsao, Daisy; Nieto, Andres; Lyda, Elizabeth; Meyer, Dodi; McCord, Mary
Titel	Evaluation of a Coordinated School-Based Obesity Prevention Program in a Hispanic Community: Choosing Healthy and Active Lifestyles for Kids/healthy Schools Healthy Families
Quelle	In: American Journal of Health Education, 45 (2014) 5, S.261-270 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1932-5037
DOI	10.1080/19325037.2014.932724
Schlagwörter	Obesity; Health Promotion; Child Health; Prevention; Hispanic Americans; Family Programs; Life Style; Physical Activity Level; Program Evaluation; Program Effectiveness; School Personnel; Disadvantaged; Knowledge Level; Attitude Change; Health Behavior; Behavior Change; Longitudinal Studies; Surveys; Grade 4; Elementary School Students; Elementary School Teachers; Comparative Analysis; Control Groups; Experimental Groups; Nutrition; Self Efficacy; Staff Development; Health Education; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adipositas; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Family program; Familienprogramm; Lebensstil; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Schulpersonal; Wissensbasis; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Ernährung; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Personnel development; Personalentwicklung; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung
Abstract	Background: Obesity is a public health concern that disproportionately affects underserved and minority communities. Purpose: To evaluate whether a comprehensive obesity prevention program that targets children and school staff in an underserved Hispanic community affects obesity related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among both students and staff. Methods: Using a longitudinal design over 2 years we administered surveys to fourth-grade students (N = 184) and school staff (N = 99) from 7 elementary schools involved in a comprehensive obesity prevention program. In year 2, a control group of students and staff from a neighboring school completed the same surveys for comparison. Results: Over 2 years, students and school staff participating in the program reported improved nutrition knowledge and behavior, and school staff reported improved self-efficacy for physical activity and a trend toward increased physical activity. In year 2 student nutrition behaviors improved preferentially for intervention versus control students. Discussion: Comprehensive programs that target students and school staff may be useful in underserved communities to improve certain knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to nutrition and physical activity. Translation to Health Education Practice: Working in concert with public health policy changes, these programs may help to address the disparity in the obesity rate. (As Provided).
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