A quasi-experimental study to mobilize rural low-income communities to assess and improve the ecological environment to prevent childhood obesity

A quasi-experimental study to mobilize rural low-income communities to assess and improve the ecological environment to prevent childhood obesity

Abstract Background The Ecological Model of Childhood Overweight focuses on characteristics that could affect a child’s weight status in relation to the multiple environments surrounding that child. A community coaching approach allows community groups to identify their own strengths, priorities and...

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Main Authors: Paula Peters, Abby Gold, Angela Abbott, Dawn Contreras, Ann Keim, Renee Oscarson, Sandra Procter, Valentina Remig, Carol Smathers, Amy R. Mobley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Low income population
Rural community
Pediatric obesity
Community networks
Community coaching
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3047-4

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