Family TXT: Feasibility and Acceptability of a mHealth Obesity Prevention Program for Parents of Pre-Adolescent African American Girls

Family TXT: Feasibility and Acceptability of a mHealth Obesity Prevention Program for Parents of Pre-Adolescent African American Girls

Obesity prevalence is greater in African American girls than their non-Hispanic white peers. Obesity prevention programs are needed to help parents create an obesity-preventive home environment. This paper reports the feasibility and acceptability of a mHealth child obesity prevention program consis...

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Main Authors: Chishinga Callender, Deborah Thompson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:Children
Subjects:
obesity
prevention behaviors
home environment
parents
girls
African American
text messages
self-determination theory
feasibility
mHealth
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/5/6/81

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