A Physical Activity Intervention and Changes in Body Mass Index at a Middle School With a Large American Indian Population, Oklahoma, 2004–2009

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Eichner, June E. ; Folorunso, Olakunle A. ; Moore, William E.
• Description:
  School-based interventions can reach children and adolescents and aid in reducing the prevalence of childhood obesity. A physical education class that engaged middle school students in a daily 1-mile walk or run and other team sports was developed in a rural school in southwestern Oklahoma with a large American Indian population. Body mass index z scores decreased among boys and were stable among girls in the intervention group compared with students who did not participate in the intervention. A daily required walk or run may help to establish a physical activity habit with all of its associated benefits.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Body Mass Index Brief Child Exercise Female Health Promotion Humans Indians, North American Male Pediatric Obesity Schools Students

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• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 13.
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd13.150495
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  27906646
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5138031
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  P20 MD000528/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States ; U48 DP000026/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  Oklahoma
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  13
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:54066787f245d0ebb5259b5f8ead36dfa558220157819b00f3e739e2ecca4489b4f99f6bd75dcd3f52c75ba16f9ef09000273f9e8d78fbef21edc6dc31073130
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/43313/cdc_43313_DS1.pdf
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