Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2016
Abstract
Objective: To observe outcomes of a community-centered approach to identifying behavioral and environmental factors that influence overweight and obesity in 6th-8th grade youth in selected low income, racial/ethnic communities.
Design: Five-year, tri-state, quasi-experimental design with environmental assessments and a questionnaire measuring nutrition and physical activity knowledge and behavior conducted in all communities at pre and post.
Setting: Low-income, minority communities targeting 6th-8th grade youth. Participants: One experimental and one control communities will be selected via each state’s Cooperative Extension network through an application and review process with the random selection of participating communities.
Intervention(s): Academic institutions will work with community leaders to establish and help support community committees tasked to plan, implement and evaluate one nutrition and one physical activity intervention.
Main Outcome Measure(s): Assess environmental changes associated with increased intake and variety of fruits and vegetables; decreased intake of foods high in solid fats and added sugars; and an increase in physical activity among 6th-8th grade youth.
Analysis: Baseline and post environmental data and pre and post questionnaire data will be analyzed using t-tests, chi-square, and ANOVA with a p < 0.05 to establish statistical significance.
Publication Title
International Journal of Nursing and Clinical Practices
Volume
3
DOI of Published Version
10.15344/2394-4978/2016/189
Publisher
Graphy Publications
Rights
Copyright © 2016 The Authors
Recommended Citation
Kidd, Tandalayo; Lindshield, Erika; Kattelmann, Kendra; Adhikari, Koushik; Muturi, Nancy; and Zies, Susan, "Ignite-sparking Youth to Create Healthy Communities: A Protocol for a Community-centered Effort for the Prevention of Adolescent Obesity" (2016). Health and Nutritional Sciences Faculty Publications. 188.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/hns_pubs/188
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Comments
This article was published in (2016) J Nurs Clin Pract 3: 189. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2016/189