Improved eating behaviors and daily participation in physical activity such as swimming might abate the likelihood of African American youth becoming obese. Yet many African American youth neither consume the recommended daily servings of nutritious foods nor know how to swim. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of a culturally tailored multicomponent summer intervention to reduce obesity and unintentional drownings among underserved African American youth. Children (n = 145) participated in a three-hour, community-based intervention for four weeks. Measures of children’s attitudes perceived behavioral control, and subjective norms toward swimming, nutrition, and physical fitness were taken at baseline and 4 weeks later ...
An after-school obesity prevention program for African American children is proposed in this paper. ...
Objectives: Learning to swim is recommended for children to prevent drowning and to promote lifelong...
Background: interventions that focus on improving eating habits, increasing physical activity, and r...
Background: Drowning is the leading cause of unintentional death in children worldwide. Obesity is a...
Objective The design of effective obesity interventions to reduce adiposity and increase fitness in ...
Objective: The design of effective obesity interventions to reduce adiposity and increase fitness in...
This study tested the feasibility and acceptability of a physical activity, healthy eating, and soci...
Objective To determine the efficacy of a 2-year obesity prevention program in African American girls...
Pediatric obesity is a public health concern with lifestyle intervention as the first-line treatment...
Background: The prevalence of obesity is disproportionately high among African Americans in the Sout...
Background.;Obesity, a preventable and reversible condition, increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, ...
The high incidence and increased prevalence of childhood obesity has led to multiple efforts for int...
This literature review examines the problem of overweight and obesity in African American youth focu...
Doctor of EducationCurriculum and Instruction ProgramsJohn A. HortinA growing concern for the United...
Drowning is one of the leading causes of death in youth, especially among minority populations (Gilc...
An after-school obesity prevention program for African American children is proposed in this paper. ...
Objectives: Learning to swim is recommended for children to prevent drowning and to promote lifelong...
Background: interventions that focus on improving eating habits, increasing physical activity, and r...
Background: Drowning is the leading cause of unintentional death in children worldwide. Obesity is a...
Objective The design of effective obesity interventions to reduce adiposity and increase fitness in ...
Objective: The design of effective obesity interventions to reduce adiposity and increase fitness in...
This study tested the feasibility and acceptability of a physical activity, healthy eating, and soci...
Objective To determine the efficacy of a 2-year obesity prevention program in African American girls...
Pediatric obesity is a public health concern with lifestyle intervention as the first-line treatment...
Background: The prevalence of obesity is disproportionately high among African Americans in the Sout...
Background.;Obesity, a preventable and reversible condition, increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, ...
The high incidence and increased prevalence of childhood obesity has led to multiple efforts for int...
This literature review examines the problem of overweight and obesity in African American youth focu...
Doctor of EducationCurriculum and Instruction ProgramsJohn A. HortinA growing concern for the United...
Drowning is one of the leading causes of death in youth, especially among minority populations (Gilc...
An after-school obesity prevention program for African American children is proposed in this paper. ...
Objectives: Learning to swim is recommended for children to prevent drowning and to promote lifelong...
Background: interventions that focus on improving eating habits, increasing physical activity, and r...