Childhood Obesity, Diabetes
Conditions
Keywords
Obesity, Prevention, Childhood, Children, Primary care-giver
Brief summary
To develop and evaluate a culturally appropriate childhood obesity prevention program targeting primary care-givers of third grade students. The cognitive-behavioral lifestyle intervention consisted of eight, 90-minute sessions at the elementary schools. Primary outcome: body mass index of third graders and their primary care-givers Primary objective: To engage primary care-givers of third grand children in identifying and creating health promoting culturally appropriate environments for young children.
Detailed description
The sessions include information about energy balance, portion control, appropriate amounts and types of physical activity, physical inactivity, nutrition and self-esteem. The influence of the primary care-giver on the children's physical activity and nutritional behaviors may lead to greater or lesser rates of obesity in childhood and eventually lead to adult obesity. Therefore, the intention of this intervention is to educate primary care-givers so as to effect change (in a positive way) in the children they care for. Assessment on steps taken, BMI, percent body fat, diet, self reported physical activity and diet will be used to evaluate the impact of the sessions.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALDiet, Physical activity, Physical inactivity
Community based participatory research design
Sponsors
Hillblom Foundation
Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands Public School System
Western Michigan University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Currently having a third grader attending public school
Exclusion criteria
* None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Body Mass Index | 3 years |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percent body fat | 3 years |
| Basal metabolic rate | 3 years |
| Diet information (child and primary care-giver) | 3 years |
| steps | 3 years |
| Self esteem measures | 3 years |
| Knowledge and attitudes | 3 years |
| Physical Activity and Inactivity information (child and primary care-giver) | 3 years |
Countries
Northern Mariana Islands
Outcome results
None listed