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Outcomes of a Weight Loss Intervention to Prevent Diabetes among Low-Income Residents of East Harlem, New York
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Mayer, Victoria L.; Vangeepuram, Nita; Fei, Kezhen; Hanlen-Rosado, Emily A.; Arniella, Guedy; Negron, Rennie; Fox, Ashley; Lorig, Kate; Horowitz, Carol R. – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
There is a need for diabetes prevention efforts targeting vulnerable populations. Our community--academic partnership, the East Harlem Partnership for Diabetes Prevention, conducted a randomized controlled trial to study the impact of peer led diabetes prevention workshops on weight and diabetes risk among an economically and racially diverse…
Descriptors: Diabetes, Prevention, Health Promotion, Low Income Groups
Vitamin D Status of College Students: Implications for Health Leaders
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Cress, Eileen McKenna – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Vitamin D deficiency is considered to be a pandemic with implications for compromised bone health and other chronic diseases. Few studies have examined vitamin D status in college-aged individuals where prevention of future health consequences is still possible. Serum vitamin D 25(OH)D status and vitamin D intake were examined in 98 college…
Descriptors: College Students, Nutrition, Health Behavior, Prevention
Family Meals and Child Academic and Behavioral Outcomes
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Miller, Daniel P.; Waldfogel, Jane; Han, Wen-Jui – Child Development, 2012
This study investigates the link between the frequency of family breakfasts and dinners and child academic and behavioral outcomes in a panel sample of 21,400 children aged 5-15. It complements previous work by examining younger and older children separately and by using information on a large number of controls and rigorous analytic methods to…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Academic Achievement, Nutrition, Eating Habits
Maternal Behavior and Infant Weight Gain in the First Year
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Worobey, John; Lopez, Maria Islas; Hoffman, Daniel J. – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2009
Objective: To examine the relative contributions of maternal characteristics and behaviors in predicting infant weight gain over the first year of postpartum life. Design: Longitudinal study of maternal feeding style throughout infancy. Setting: A Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children center. Participants:…
Descriptors: Cues, Mothers, Low Income Groups, Nutrition
Parent Reactions to a School-Based Body Mass Index Screening Program
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Johnson, Suzanne Bennett; Pilkington, Lorri L.; Lamp, Camilla; He, Jianghua; Deeb, Larry C. – Journal of School Health, 2009
Background: This study assessed parent reactions to school-based body mass index (BMI) screening. Methods: After a K-8 BMI screening program, parents were sent a letter detailing their child's BMI results. Approximately 50 parents were randomly selected for interview from each of 4 child weight-classification groups (overweight, at risk of…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Exercise, Screening Tests
Using Participatory Action Research to Develop a School-Based Environmental Intervention to Support Healthy Eating and Physical Activity
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Vecchiarelli, Stephanie; Prelip, Michael; Slusser, Wendelin; Weightman, Heather; Neumann, Charlotte – American Journal of Health Education, 2005
Rates of overweight children and adolescents have nearly tripled over the past 30 years. Many barriers exist to healthy eating and physical activity for children and adolescents, including factors in the school and community environment. It is these modifiable school environmental factors that led to the development of the Nutrition Friendly…
Descriptors: Health Services, Urban Schools, Physical Education, Obesity