CAN DO Houston: A Community-Based Approach to Preventing Childhood Obesity

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Post Correa, Nancy ; Jean Gor, Beverly ; Murray, Nancy G. ; Mei, Christine A. ; Baun, William B. ; Allan Jones, Lovell ; Hare, Nicole B. ; Banerjee, Deborah ; Sindha, Toral F.
• Description:
  Background ; Comprehensive, community-based efforts may reduce rates of childhood obesity. ; Community Context ; Almost half of the children in Houston are overweight or obese, even though Houston has many available resources that support good nutrition, physical activity, and prevention of weight gain among children. ; Methods ; We used existing resources to implement a community-based, childhood obesity prevention initiative in 2 low-income neighborhoods in Houston. On the basis of input from community members, we coordinated various activities to promote healthy living, including after-school programs, grocery store tours, wellness seminars, cooking classes, and staff wellness clubs. ; Outcome ; Preliminary findings indicated that residents in the communities are using additional opportunities to participate in physical activity and nutrition education. ; Interpretation ; Implementing a successful childhood obesity prevention initiative in an urban setting is feasible with minimal funding through the use of existing resources.
• Subjects:
  • Community Case Study
  • Child
  • Community Health Services
  • Community-Based Participatory Research
  • Health Promotion
  • Humans
  • Obesity
  • Pilot Projects
  • School Health Services
  • Urban Population
• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 7(4).
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  20550846
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC2901586
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  DK062148/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States ; U48 DP000057/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; UL1 RR024148/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  Texas
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  7
• Issue:
  4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/20488/cdc_20488_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 489.41 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
• Main Document Checksum:
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