Research Question: Will using local community-programs in place of the current standards of diet and exercise counseling be more effective in reducing overweight and obesity among children ages 3-7 in low-income and ethnically diverse families? Hypothesis- We believe community programs are a more viable resource for low-income families due to their convenience and propensity to provide programming structured to accommodate the social and cultural factors of citizens within their neighborhoods. We expect to realize significant differences favoring the community-based program group over control group for all indicated measures. There may be an association between low counseling rates of physicians and percentage of minority patients, particul...
OBJECTIVES:Implementation of a large-scale, child weight management program in low-income, ethnicall...
Childhood obesity is reaching epidemic levels in the United States with current prevalence rates at ...
Minority and low socioeconomic status groups have the highest rates of overweight and obesity. Child...
Background: Clinical-community collaboration is a promising strategy for pediatric obesity treatment...
Purpose: The purpose of the focus groups is to: 1) explore existing thought patterns and lived exper...
Background: Pediatric obesity is a significant health problem affecting 41 million children under th...
Background: One third of U.S. children and two thirds of adults are overweight or obese. Interventio...
This paper describes the rationale and design for a family- and community-based pilot program focuse...
Childhood obesity is a national health issue that affects approximately 13 million children in the U...
Background: Obesity in childhood is a critical challenge being faced across clinical, public health,...
Childhood obesity is a prevalent chronic condition affecting millions of children and adolescents in...
Background: There is consensus that development and evaluation of a systems-oriented approach for ch...
BACKGROUND: Childhood obesity is a growing problem for children in the United States, especially ...
Despite substantial prevention and treatment efforts, childhood obesity remains a pressing public he...
Increasing evidence suggests that community-based, family-centered childhood obesity treatment progr...
OBJECTIVES:Implementation of a large-scale, child weight management program in low-income, ethnicall...
Childhood obesity is reaching epidemic levels in the United States with current prevalence rates at ...
Minority and low socioeconomic status groups have the highest rates of overweight and obesity. Child...
Background: Clinical-community collaboration is a promising strategy for pediatric obesity treatment...
Purpose: The purpose of the focus groups is to: 1) explore existing thought patterns and lived exper...
Background: Pediatric obesity is a significant health problem affecting 41 million children under th...
Background: One third of U.S. children and two thirds of adults are overweight or obese. Interventio...
This paper describes the rationale and design for a family- and community-based pilot program focuse...
Childhood obesity is a national health issue that affects approximately 13 million children in the U...
Background: Obesity in childhood is a critical challenge being faced across clinical, public health,...
Childhood obesity is a prevalent chronic condition affecting millions of children and adolescents in...
Background: There is consensus that development and evaluation of a systems-oriented approach for ch...
BACKGROUND: Childhood obesity is a growing problem for children in the United States, especially ...
Despite substantial prevention and treatment efforts, childhood obesity remains a pressing public he...
Increasing evidence suggests that community-based, family-centered childhood obesity treatment progr...
OBJECTIVES:Implementation of a large-scale, child weight management program in low-income, ethnicall...
Childhood obesity is reaching epidemic levels in the United States with current prevalence rates at ...
Minority and low socioeconomic status groups have the highest rates of overweight and obesity. Child...