TY - JOUR
T1 - Effective multi-level, multi-sector, school-based obesity prevention programming improves weight, blood pressure, and academic performance, especially among low-income, minority children.
AU - Hollar, Danielle
AU - Lombardo, Michelle
AU - Lopez-Mitnik, Gabriella
AU - Hollar, Theodore L.
AU - Almon, Marie
AU - Agatston, Arthur S.
AU - Messiah, Sarah E.
PY - 2010/5
Y1 - 2010/5
N2 - INTRODUCTION: Successfully addressing childhood onset obesity requires multilevel (individual, community, and governmental), multi-agency collaboration. METHODS: The Healthier Options for Public Schoolchildren (HOPS)/OrganWise Guys (OWG) quasi-experimental controlled pilot study (four intervention schools, one control school, total N=3,769; 50.2% Hispanic) was an elementary school-based obesity prevention intervention designed to keep children at a normal, healthy weight, and improve health status and academic achievement. The HOPS/OWG included the following replicable, holistic components: (1) modified dietary offerings, (2) nutrition/lifestyle educational curricula; (3) physical activity component; and (4) wellness projects. Demographic, anthropometric (body mass index [BMI]), blood pressure, and academic data were collected during the two-year study period (2004-6). RESULTS: Statistically significant improvements in BMI, blood pressure, and academic scores, among low-income Hispanic and White children in particular, were seen in the intervention versus controls. CONCLUSION: Holistic school-based obesity prevention interventions can improve health outcomes and academic performance, in particular among high-risk populations.
AB - INTRODUCTION: Successfully addressing childhood onset obesity requires multilevel (individual, community, and governmental), multi-agency collaboration. METHODS: The Healthier Options for Public Schoolchildren (HOPS)/OrganWise Guys (OWG) quasi-experimental controlled pilot study (four intervention schools, one control school, total N=3,769; 50.2% Hispanic) was an elementary school-based obesity prevention intervention designed to keep children at a normal, healthy weight, and improve health status and academic achievement. The HOPS/OWG included the following replicable, holistic components: (1) modified dietary offerings, (2) nutrition/lifestyle educational curricula; (3) physical activity component; and (4) wellness projects. Demographic, anthropometric (body mass index [BMI]), blood pressure, and academic data were collected during the two-year study period (2004-6). RESULTS: Statistically significant improvements in BMI, blood pressure, and academic scores, among low-income Hispanic and White children in particular, were seen in the intervention versus controls. CONCLUSION: Holistic school-based obesity prevention interventions can improve health outcomes and academic performance, in particular among high-risk populations.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 20453379
AN - SCOPUS:77954668211
VL - 21
SP - 93
EP - 108
JO - Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
JF - Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
SN - 1049-2089
IS - 2 Suppl
ER -