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Direct linkDennison, David A.; Yin, Zenong; Kibbe, Debra; Burns, Susan; Trowbridge, Frederick – Journal of Rural Health, 2008
Context: The obesity epidemic threatens the present and future health of adolescents in the United States. Yet, health care providers lack specific training for pediatric obesity assessment and management. Purpose: This study examined the adherence of rural Georgia primary care practitioners to an overweight adolescent management protocol. The…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Activities, Risk, Adolescents
Wang, Li Yan; Gutin, Bernard; Barbeau, Paule; Moore, Justin B.; Hanes, John, Jr.; Johnson, Maribeth H.; Cavnar, Marlo; Thornburg, Janet; Yin, Zenong – Journal of School Health, 2008
Background: A school-based obesity prevention study (Medical College of Georgia FitKid Project) started in the fall of 2003 in 18 elementary schools. Half of the schools were randomized to an after-school program that included moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, healthy snacks, homework assistance, and academic enrichment. All third graders…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Obesity, Prevention, Intervention
Moore, Justin B.; Davis, Catherine L.; Baxter, Suzanne Domel; Lewis, Richard D.; Yin, Zenong – Journal of Rural Health, 2008
Background: Research suggests significant health differences between rural dwelling youth and their urban counterparts with relation to cardiovascular risk factors. This study was conducted to (1) determine relationships between physical activity and markers of metabolic syndrome, and (2) to explore factors relating to physical activity in a…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Obesity, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level
Lewis, Richard D.; Meyer, Mary C.; Lehman, Salli C.; Trowbridge, Fredrick L.; Bason, James J.; Yurman, Katy H.; Yin, Zenong – Journal of School Health, 2006
The prevalence and severity of child and adolescent overweight (OW) in the United States have been documented, but little is known regarding the prevalence of OW and "Extent of Overweight" (EOW) in individual states or specific regions within states. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of OW and EOW in school-aged…
Descriptors: Severity (of Disability), Scientific Concepts, Incidence, Educational Environment
