Child, Only, Obesity
Conditions
Keywords
obesity prevention, childhood, special needs
Brief summary
The purpose of the study is to further develop and examine the Health Caregivers Healthy Children (HC2) program, which encourages obesity prevention through promoting healthy eating and physical activity.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALHealthy Caregivers- Healthy children
The HC2 intervention is an obesity prevention program that provides nutrition and healthy activities programs administered weekly via Zoom or in-person.
BEHAVIORALJump Start
The Jump Start intervention is a behavioral health and safety program that provides behavior management and safety programs administered weekly via Zoom or in-person.
Sponsors
HRSA/Maternal and Child Health Bureau
University of Miami
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
2 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Center Inclusion Criteria: 1. have \>30 children ages 2-to-5 with a with or at-risk for a disability or special healthcare need 2. Serve low income families 3. Reflect the ethnic diversity of the Miami Dade county Public School System (60% Hispanic, 20% non-Hispanic Black, 20% Non Hispanic White). Child inclusion criteria: 1. Children with an Individual Education Plan or at-risk based on social and economic variables 2. child ages 2-5 3. child enrolled in a childcare center
Exclusion criteria
1\) Children with feeding tubes or those that bring their own meals due to dietary restrictions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Body Mass Index Percentile | Baseline, Up to 3 years | Body mass index will be collected on children enrolled using participant's height and weight using a percentile score from 0-100 |
| Change in Environment and Policy Assessment and Observation tool) and the Healthy Environment Rating Scale | Baseline, Up to 3 years | Environment and Policy Assessment and Observation Tool has a total score ranging from 0-100 with the higher score indicating greater quality of nutrition |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Healthy Caregivers-Healthy Children (HC2) Survey | Baseline, Up to 3 years | Teacher and parents complete this survey on the number of reported nutrition and physical activity practices |
| Change in Health Environment Rating Scale | Baseline, Up to 3 years | The Healthy Environment Rating Scale has a total score ranging from 0-100 with the higher score indicating increased healthy practices |
| Change in Parent Stress Index | Baseline, Up to 3 years | Parents will complete this survey of stress. The Parent Stress Index ranges from 0-100 with higher scores indicating higher levels of stress. |
| Change in Childcare Worker Job Stress Index | Baseline, Up to 3 years | The Childcare Worker Job Stress Index is a total score that ranges from 22 to 110 with higher scores indicating higher levels of stress. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed