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Direct linkTandon, Pooja S.; Garrison, Michelle M.; Christakis, Dimitri A. – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2012
Objective: To describe and compare obesity prevention practices related to physical activity and beverages in home- and center-based child care programs. Methods: A telephone survey of licensed home- and center-based child care programs in Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Washington between October and December 2008. Results: Most programs…
Descriptors: Obesity, Play, Physical Activities, Telephone Surveys
Tarlton, Patricia A. – Journal of School Nursing, 2007
Blood pressure screening was conducted on 4,311 (Hispanic n = 763 [17.7%], White n = 2,566 [59.5%], African American n = 610 [14.1%], Asian n = 136 [3.2%], Multiracial n = 231 [5.4%], and Native American n = 5 [0.1%]) 6th-grade students enrolled in Seminole County, Florida, Public Schools from August to December 2005. Prevalence of obesity was 21%…
Descriptors: African American Students, Obesity, Incidence, American Indians
Download full textJames, Delores C. S.; Bonds, Jennifer R. – Health Educator, 2006
The goals of this project were to 1) assess obesity status and body satisfaction among African American college students, and 2) to compare differences in these variables between students at a predominantly white university (PWU) and a historically black college and university (HBCU). Four hundred and two undergraduate females completed a…
Descriptors: Housing, Females, Wellness, Obesity
