scholarly journals "Pause-2-Play": a pilot schoolbased obesity prevention program

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 303-311
Author(s):  
Gregory Killough ◽  
Danielle Battram ◽  
Joanne Kurtz ◽  
Gillian Mandich ◽  
Laura Francis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Fat Free Mass ◽  
Overweight Children ◽  
School Students ◽  
Fitness Level ◽  
Obesity Prevention Program

OBJECTIVES: "Pause-2-Play" is an obesity prevention program targeting screen-related sedentary behaviours and increasing physical activity among elementary school students. The program consisted of a Behavioural Modification Curriculum and a Health Promoting Afterschool Program. This pilot study reports program feasibility, practicability, and impact. METHODS: the 12-week pilot program was implemented with 32 grade five and six students. Program feasibility and practicability were assessed using a qualitative approach. Intervention effects were assessed by comparing pre-post changes in BMI, body composition, fitness scores, screen time, and cognitive variables related to screening viewing behaviours. RESULTS: "Pause-2-Play" was perceived as a useful, fun program with numerous benefits including: children trying new snacks, feeling fitter and better about one's own body shape, and becoming more aware of a healthy lifestyle. The intervention resulted in a statistically significant reduction in percent body fat and an increase in fat-free mass index in overweight children; a decrease in waist circumference and an increase in fat-free mass index were observed in normal weight children. The intervention also statistically improved fitness scores in both normal weight and overweight children. CONCLUSIONS: "Pause-2-Play" was feasible, practical, and favourably changed body composition and fitness level.

Intervention Script for Six-Session Project Health Obesity Prevention Program

2012 ◽  
pp. 181-220
Author(s):  
Eric Stice ◽  
Paul Rohde ◽  
Heather Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Healthy Diet ◽  
Voluntary Commitment ◽  
Writing Exercises ◽  
Obesity Prevention Program

Chapter 12 provides the script for Project Health, which uses dissonance and persuasion principles to get people to make small, gradual changes toward a healthy lifestyle. Each session starts with a voluntary commitment to participate. Sessions include discussions of society's promotion of overeating through fast food and marketing, the costs of obesity, and the importance of a healthy diet. Each session includes a section where each participant is asked to commit to making or maintaining small healthy changes to their diet and activity level, which are gradually increased each week; progress in making these healthy changes are shared with the group. Role-plays and writing exercises are incorporated into each session to get participants to adopt a healthy lifestyle stance, and confront pressures from their peers and family that arise.

scholarly journals Waist Circumference and Healthy Lifestyle Preferences/Knowledge Monitoring in a Preschool Obesity Prevention Program

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 2139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Poeta ◽  
Rossella Lamberti ◽  
Dario Di Salvio ◽  
Grazia Massa ◽  
Nives Torsiello ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Visceral Obesity ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Preschool Age ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Healthy Behaviors

Weight and body mass index (BMI) changes appear to be poor measures for assessing the success of most pediatric obesity prevention programs (POPP). The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the preschool-age prevention program (3P) in improving and maintaining overtime preschoolers’ knowledge/preferences about healthy nutrition and physical activity (PA), and the relationship between acquired healthy behaviors and anthropometrics including waist circumference (WC). Twenty-five preschoolers underwent a 24-month healthy lifestyle multi-component pilot intervention followed by a one-year wash-out period; 25 age-matched served as controls. Anthropometric/behavioral data were monitored. After the 2-year study and wash-out, the rates of children overweight and with obesity decreased only in the intervention group, where, also, normal-weight children with visceral obesity attained WC normal values (p = 0.048). While mean values of BMI Z-scores remained unchanged in both the intervention and control groups, WC (values and percentiles) showed a significant reduction only in the intervention group. Children’s adherence to the Mediterranean diet remained acceptable among the entire sample. Although daily sweet beverage consumption remained unchanged in both groups, knowledge/preferences improved significantly more in the intervention group. In conclusion, WC may be more sensitive than BMI for monitoring preschoolers in POPP and reflects healthy behavioral changes acquired during the intervention.

Obesity Prevention Program and Exercise Motivation in High-Risk Adolescent Females

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luann K. Foster ◽  
Helen Choi ◽  
Marie-Christine R. Goodworth ◽  
Mary A. Peterson
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Adolescent Females ◽  
Exercise Motivation ◽  
Obesity Prevention Program

Process Evaluation of an Obesity Prevention Program in a County Head Start

2018 ◽  
Vol 118 (9) ◽  
pp. A87
Author(s):  
M. Miller ◽  
S. Nicely ◽  
R. Bartram ◽  
A. Garbe ◽  
A. Fichtner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Head Start ◽  
Process Evaluation ◽  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Obesity Prevention Program

scholarly journals The process of culturally adapting the Healthy Beginnings early obesity prevention program for Arabic and Chinese mothers in Australia

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Marshall ◽  
Sarah Taki ◽  
Penny Love ◽  
Yvonne Laird ◽  
Marianne Kearney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Delivery Mode ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Cultural Adaptations ◽  
Local Study ◽  
Culturally Adapted ◽  
Obesity Prevention Program

Abstract Background Behavioural interventions for the early prevention of childhood obesity mostly focus on English-speaking populations in high-income countries. Cultural adaptation is an emerging strategy for implementing evidence-based interventions among different populations and regions. This paper describes the initial process of culturally adapting Healthy Beginnings, an evidence-based early childhood obesity prevention program, for Arabic and Chinese speaking migrant mothers and infants in Sydney, Australia. Methods The cultural adaptation process followed the Stages of Cultural Adaptation theoretical model and is reported using the Framework for Reporting Adaptations and Modifications-Enhanced. We first established the adaptation rationale, then considered program underpinnings and the core components for effectiveness. To inform adaptations, we reviewed the scientific literature and engaged stakeholders. Consultations included focus groups with 24 Arabic and 22 Chinese speaking migrant mothers and interviews with 20 health professionals. With input from project partners, bi-cultural staff and community organisations, findings informed cultural adaptations to the content and delivery features of the Healthy Beginnings program. Results Program structure and delivery mode were retained to preserve fidelity (i.e. staged nurse calls with key program messages addressing modifiable obesity-related behaviours: infant feeding, active play, sedentary behaviours and sleep). Qualitative analysis of focus group and interview data resulted in descriptive themes concerning cultural practices and beliefs related to infant obesity-related behaviours and perceptions of child weight among Arabic and Chinese speaking mothers. Based on the literature and local study findings, cultural adaptations were made to recruitment approaches, staffing (bi-cultural nurses and project staff) and program content (modified call scripts and culturally adapted written health promotion materials). Conclusions This cultural adaptation of Healthy Beginnings followed an established process model and resulted in a program with enhanced relevance and accessibility among Arabic and Chinese speaking migrant mothers. This work will inform the future cultural adaptation stages: testing, refining, and trialling the culturally adapted Healthy Beginnings program to assess acceptability, feasibility and effectiveness.

Implementation Feasibility of School Modules Designed to Enhance the Evidence-Based Switch Obesity Prevention Program

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (7) ◽  
pp. S133
Author(s):  
Gregory Welk ◽  
S. Chen ◽  
S. Vazou ◽  
L. Lanningham-Foster ◽  
D. Gentile ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Obesity Prevention Program

scholarly journals Body composition in childhood: effects of normal growth and disease

2003 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 521-528 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. K. Wells
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Fat Mass ◽  
Lean Mass ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Fat Free Mass ◽  
General Interest ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Adult Disease ◽  
Increased Risk

Body composition in children is of increasing interest within the contexts of childhood obesity, clinical management of patients and nutritional programming as a pathway to adult disease. Energy imbalance appears to be common in many disease states; however, body composition is not routinely measured in patients. Traditionally, clinical interest has focused on growth or nutritional status, whereas more recent studies have quantified fat mass and lean mass. The human body changes in proportions and chemical composition during childhood and adolescence. Most of the weight gain comprises lean mass rather than fat. In general, interest has focused on percentage fat, and less attention has been paid to the way in which lean mass varies within and between individuals. In the general population secular trends in BMI have been widely reported, indicating increasing levels of childhood obesity, which have been linked to reduced physical activity. However, lower activity levels may potentially lead not only to increased fatness, but also to reduced lean mass. This issue merits further investigation. Diseases have multiple effects on body composition and may influence fat-free mass and/or fat mass. In some diseases both components change in the same direction, whereas in other diseases, the changes are contradictory and may be concealed by relatively normal weight. Improved techniques are required for clinical evaluations. Both higher fatness and reduced lean mass may represent pathways to an increased risk of adult disease.

scholarly journals The cost-effectiveness of a successful community-based obesity prevention program: The be active eat well program

Obesity ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (10) ◽  
pp. 2072-2080 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marjory L. Moodie ◽  
Jessica K. Herbert ◽  
Andrea M. de Silva-Sanigorski ◽  
Helen M. Mavoa ◽  
Catherine L. Keating ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Obesity Prevention Program
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