Vigorous Physical Activity Among Tweens, VERB Summer Scorecard Program, Lexington, Kentucky, 2004-2007

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Alfonso, Moya L. ; McDermott, Robert J. ; Thompson, Zachary ; Bryant, Carol A. ; Courtney, Anita H. ; Davis, Jenna L. ; Zhu, Yiliang ; Jones, Jeffery A.
• Description:
  Introduction ; Empirical examinations of the efficacy of community-based programs to increase and sustain physical activity among youth are lacking. This study describes changes in vigorous physical activity during a 3-year period among children aged 9 to 13 years (tweens) in Lexington, Kentucky, following introduction of the VERB Summer Scorecard (VSS) intervention. ; Methods ; A community coalition, guided by a marketing plan that addressed motivators for tweens to participate in physical activity, designed and implemented VSS. Youth used a scorecard to monitor their physical activity, which was verified by adults. There were 3,428 students surveyed in 2004; 1,976 in 2006; and 2,051 in 2007 (mean age for 2004, 2006, and 2007, 12 y). For each year, we performed Χ2 tests and computed summary statistics for age, sex, and grade. Chi-square tests and cumulative logit models were used to analyze physical activity trends among VSS participants, VSS nonparticipants, and a reference group. ; Results ; The proportion of youth who reported frequent vigorous physical activity increased from 32% in 2004 to 42% in 2007. The proportion of VSS participants with moderate or high levels of vigorous physical activity increased by approximately 17 percentage points, more than twice the proportion of nonparticipants. ; Conclusion ; Interventions such as VSS may empower communities to take action to encourage greater physical activity among youth.
• Subjects:
  • Original Research
  • Adolescent
  • Age Factors
  • Child
  • Child Welfare
  • Community Networks
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Health Promotion
  • Humans
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• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 2011; 8(5).
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  21843407
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC3181177
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  1-U48-DP-000062/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/20607/cdc_20607_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 698.93 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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