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Gittelsohn, J.; Jock, B.; Poirier, L.; Wensel, C.; Pardilla, M.; Fleischhacker, S.; Bleich, S.; Swartz, J.; Trude, Angela C. B. – Health Education Research, 2020
OPREVENT2 was a multilevel, multicomponent (MLMC) adult obesity prevention that sought to improve access and demand for healthier food and physical activity opportunities in six Native American communities in the Southwest and Midwest. OPREVENT2 worked with worksites, food stores, schools (grades 2-6), through social media and mailings, and with a…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Intervention, Obesity, Health Behavior
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Ruggiero, C. F.; Poirier, L.; Trude, A. C. B.; Yang, T.; Schwendler, T.; Gunen, B.; Loh, I. H.; Perepezko, K.; Nam, C. S.; Sato, P.; Gittelsohn, J. – Health Education Research, 2018
B'More Healthy Communities for Kids was a multi-level, multi-component obesity prevention intervention to improve access, demand and consumption of healthier foods and beverages in 28 low-income neighborhoods in Baltimore City, MD. Process evaluation assesses the implementation of an intervention and monitor progress. To the best of our knowledge,…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Program Effectiveness, Child Health, Obesity
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Perepezko, K.; Tingey, L.; Sato, P.; Rastatter, S.; Ruggiero, C.; Gittelsohn, J. – Health Education Research, 2018
Youth obesity is a major public health problem in the United States, especially among urban-based, minority youth. The B'More Healthy Communities for Kids (BHCK) trial worked at multiple levels of the food environment, including carryouts, to increase access to and demand for healthy, affordable foods. The objective of this article is to describe…
Descriptors: Food, Intervention, Obesity, Low Income