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Bibliography (Obesity)
Elmore, S., & Sharma, M. (2014). PREDICTING CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION BEHAVIORS USING SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY AMONG UPPER ELEMENTARY AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHILDREN. Quarterly of Community Health Education, 34(2), 187-197. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/IQ.34.2.f Comment by Haverty, Cristina: Make sure you use APA format. Do not cut and paste. All caps or bold is not APA format
This study examined the extent to which SCT can help predict behaviors in Black upper elementary students. The study involved 56 item valid. This study involved 222 students (African America) in the study and reliable scale was administered. This Vegetables and fruits consumed were predicted using self-efficacy (R2=0.0830). Glasses of water consumed by the participants were predicted by self-efficacy for drinking water and self-control for drinking water (R=0.1230). This study proved that the SCT is useful framework for primary prevention interventions to reduce adolescent overweight in Black community. Comment by Haverty, Cristina: What is SCT?
Evans, A., Ranjit, N. H., & Jovanovic, C. (2016). Impact of school-based vegetable garden and physical activity coordinated health interventions on weight status and weight-related behaviors of ethnically diverse, low-income students: Study design and baseline data of the Texas, Grow! Eat! Go! (TGEG) clu. BMC Public Health, 16(973), 3-16. doi:10.1186/s12889-016-3453-7
The study was to determine the effect of coordinate and multicomponent school-based interventions programs on children health behavior as well as parents. The study was faciliated by the collaboration between texas Agrilife Extension and the univerity of Texas School of Public Health. The impact of school-based intervention was studied for five-years as was assesses based on its impact on physical activity intervention, impact on gardenig behavior, and general nutrition in and out of school. The study involves 28 schools and the outcome of the variables included student weight status, sedentary activities, and sugar sweeted beverage consumption. The parent were assessed from behavior modeling, engagement, and social support of student health activities and behaviors. In total there were 1206 parents and 1369 students. The participants consisted of Africa and Hispanic America and low-income students. The inclusion criteria for the students were below national guideline for vegetable consumption and lack of physical activities. From the study, it was established that this lot of participant has high risk of obesity.
Frenn, M., Kaugars, A., & Garcia, J. (2020). Child Body Fat and Body Mass Index: Which Determinants are Most Important? Western Journal of Nursing Research, 42(8), 593–602. doi:org/10.1177/0193945919879
The aim of the study was to assess the determinants of teen’s body fat percentage along with their BMI. The study involved 135 participants in which 62 percent where female children and the rest male. The study focussed on racial minority groups (Hispanic, Africa America, and the Caucasian). Adolescent aged between 9 and 15 years while the parent BMI was on average 30.1. About 78% of the participating parents were mothers. From the study, children BMI and BF were related to parents concern about overweight. The study by Frenn, Kaugars, and Garcia (2020) reinforce the idea that children of obese or overweight parents are at high risk for being overweight or obese, assessin the concerns of the caregiver is a priority in intervention program.
Haboush, A., Phebus, T., & Ashby, D. T. (2011). Still Unhealthy 2009: Building Community Research to Identify Risk Factors and Health Outcomes in Childhood Obesity. J Community Health, 36, 111–120. doi:10.1007/s10900-010-9288-8
This study track and assess the status of health among some children in Nevada. All the elementary schools which participated in the survey sent survey questions for parent to fill. A total of 3,628 surveys were completed with the required information (BMI). It was found that African America had higher BMI score compared to the rest of minority groups. Participants who has mental health concerns or diabetes report high BMIs compared to children without these concerns. The study offer information which can be used to create programs for children welfare.
Johnson, T., Spurlock, A., & Parrot, J. (2011). A comparison of field methods to assess body fat of minority elementary school children. International Journal of Body Composition Research, 9(4), 141–146.
The study assess the effect of school-based interventions that address children obesity. A sample population of 319 elementary school children from rural and low-income family were assessed using bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). The participants were kindergarten through third grade student and they were African-American. From this study, the correlation of the skinfold to BIA was r=0.8 and the means difference between skinfolds and BIA was -4.1%. This study suggest that family intervention pertaining to life satisfaction was strong mediator to exert influence on weight loss.
Li, Y., Robinson, L., & Carter, W. (2014). Childhood obesity and community food environments in Alabama’s Black Belt region. Child: care, health and development, 668-679. doi:10.1111/cch.12204
These research posit that children eating behavior is influenced by their surrounding food environment. Li, Robinson, and Carter (2014) carried a research whch involved 613 African Amerca in 4 elementary school in Alabama. The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between children weight and the community food supply. The result of the study shows that about 42% of the surveyed adolescent were obese or overweight. Full service restaurants, convenience stores and supermarkets contributed the obese state.
Luesse, H. B., Paul, R., Gray, H. L., & Koch, P. (2018). Challenges and Facilitators to Promoting a Healthy Food Environment and Communicating Effectively with Parents to Improve Food. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 22, 958–967. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-018-2472-7
The objectives of this research to (1) investigate the challenges of promoting healthy environment at home and (2) identify the communication preferences to inform after school intervention strategies to promote healthy eating habits among the low-income Africa America families. The study used semi-structured interviews and the number of participants were 16 low-income parents which children in elementary schools. From this study, it was found that the common barrier to parents in providing healthy foods were family opposition and child preferences.
Meaney, K. S., & Melanie A. Hart. (2011). Do You Hear What I Hear? Overweight Children’s Perceptions of Different Physical Activity Settings. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 30, 393-409.
This study demostrate that children will participate in after-school activties if they can related to cognitive, social and physical benefts to their participation. The study involve 67 participant and it involved summer program and after-school activities which targeted the obese African-America children from low-income families. Based on the result, instructional strategies to children should focus on promoting nurturing environment and promote participation.
Robinson, L. W., & Whitt-Glover, M. (2014). Effectiveness of pre-school- and school-based interventions to impact weight-related behaviours in African American children and youth: a literature review. obesity reviews, 15(4), 5–25.
This study assess the effectiveness of both pre-school and school-based obesity prevention programs. Some of the interventions used in the study include the use of physical activties, healthy eaty, and obseity in African American children. The study involves systematic search for English journal articles published between 1980 and March 2013. The inclusion criterial for the study includes articles on research conducted in America that targeted the black children. The search engine generated about 12,270 articles, however, in their study only 17 articles met the inclusion criteria. Out of the 17 articles, 13 articles found that school activities improve nutrition, three article found schools improve physical activities and reduction in obesity in school setup. The article give evidence that schoolbased interventons are effective in promoting healthy nutrition behavior in minority population.
Slusser, W., & M. P. (2011). Challenges to parent nutrition education: a qualitative study of parents of urban children attending low-income schools. Public Health Nutrition:, 14(10), 1833–1841. doi:10.1017/S1368980011000620
The aim of the research was to learn about the role of parents’ knowledge regarding healthy eating, cooking, and other factors associated with buy heathy foods. The study also focused on the barriers and potential promoters of establishing healthy eating behaviors among children, and the interest of parents in nutritional knowledge. The study design employed by the research involve the use of focus group interviews and it targeted the low-income population in Los Angeles. Slusser and Michael (2011) involved 64 parents and 84 percent of them were Hispanic/Latino. This study will be important to justify that the most common barrier of healthy eating were cost of buying healthy food and the access to fast food.