scholarly journals Development and piloting of a multi‐level obesity prevention program for low income African American children: The B’More Healthy Communities for Kids study (132.4)

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel Gittelsohn ◽  
Elizabeth Anderson Steeves ◽  
Yeeli Mui ◽  
Anna Kharmats ◽  
Donna Dennis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
African American Children ◽  
Healthy Communities ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
American Children ◽  
Obesity Prevention Program

scholarly journals B’More healthy communities for kids: design of a multi-level intervention for obesity prevention for low-income African American children

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel Gittelsohn ◽  
Elizabeth Anderson Steeves ◽  
Yeeli Mui ◽  
Anna Y Kharmats ◽  
Laura C Hopkins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
Low Income ◽  
African American Children ◽  
Healthy Communities ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
American Children

scholarly journals Epidemic of Obesity in African American Communities and the Need for a Culturally Sensitive After School Childhood Obesity Prevention Program

2006 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward V. Wallace
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Culturally Sensitive ◽  
After School ◽  
African American Children ◽  
Culturally Sensitive Interventions ◽  
American Children ◽  
Obesity Prevention Program

An after-school obesity prevention program for African American children is proposed in this paper. The prevention program is a behavioral education program designed to facilitate healthy behavior changes in obesity self-care and provide culturally sensitive interventions specifically for obese African American children. The self-care concepts addressed involve: knowledge of obesity, exercise, and nutrition. The culturally sensitive interventions address the problems of low self-esteem, communication, and ineffective family coping. The implementation of the after-school obesity program included four phases: needs assessment, planning and goal setting, implementation, and monitoring for progress. This afterschool education program is designed to promote self-care, family support, and improve the quality of life for obese African American children.

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