Obesity interventions in underserved communities : evidence and directions - Brennan, Virginia M.; Kumanyika, Shiriki Kinika, 1945-; Zambrana, Ruth E. (Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014)
Part III. Reports from the field. Obesity management organized by adolescents in rural Appalachia / Robert A. Branch, and others -- Winning over weight wellness: a culturally relevant, interactive health program for underserved faith-based groups / Fern Webb, Michelle Doldren, and Shirley Blanchard -- Latino migrant middle school students as videographers: learning about healthy choices / Jill F. Kilanowski -- Creating healthy environments in Los Angeles through joint use of school facilities / Martha V. Cortes -- The Idaho partnership for Hispanic health: enabling healthy eating and active living in rural Idaho / Rachel Schwartz and Linda Powell -- Alliance for a healthy border: obesity prevention in underserved U.S.-Mexico border communities / Suad Ghaddar, Cynthia J. Brown, and JosA. Pag -- Comienzo Sano: Familia Saludable: addressing Latino childhood obesity through a community-based participatory research and bilingual family-focused curriculum / Britt Rios-Ellis, Melawhy Garcia-Vega, Gail Frank, Natalia Gatdula,a nd Gino Galvez -- Fine, fit, and fabulous: addressing obesity in underserved communities through a faith-based nutrition and fitness program / Carlos Devia and others -- Changes for life: a primary care-based multidisciplinary program for obesity in children and families / Hollie A. Raynor, Jena Saporito, and Parinda Khatri -- The West Virgina PEIA weight management program: an innovative approach to obesity prevention and treatment in Appalachian communities / Sam Zizzi, Christiaan Abildso, Nidia Henderson, and Kaitlyn Cobb -- SOPHE: sustainable solutions for health equity / Nicolette Warren and Charlotte Kabor-- The prevention of obesity in homeless shelter settings / Melissa Bennett, Melissa Berrios, and Karen Hudson -- Get FIT (fitness Integration Training): a program to reduce obesity and metabolic syndrome in people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their caregivers / Laurie DiRosa, Thomas Pote, Barbara Wilhite, Leslie Spencer -- The PILI'Ohana Project: a community-academic partnership to eliminate obesity disparities in native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities / Joesph Keawe'aimoku Kaholokula, and others -- Nutrition education at mobile markets: community-engaged, evidence-based interventions to address obesity in low-income neighborhoods in Milwaukee / Paul Hunter and others -- Report from a pediatric weight management program: lessons learned from six years of experience with a largely Medicaid-based population / Jessica M. Parrish and others -- Healthy children, strong families: obesity prevention for preschool American Indian children and their families / Alexandra Adams, Kate A. Cronin, and HCSF community research group -- A structured weight management program for obese patients in an urban safety-net hospital center / Michelle McMacken, Sarah Moore, Diana Randlett, and Lisa Parikh -- Creating safe neighborhoods for obesity prevention: perceptions of urban youth / Semra Aytur, Rebecca Butcher, Cynthia Carlson, and Karen Schifferdecker -- Peer influence on obesity-related behaviors: design and rationale of the Waipahu HART project / Camonia R. Long, Heather Glow, and Claudio Nigg -- Walking groups: a simple, affordable intervention program for public housing developments / Deborah J. Bowen , Aurelia Rus, Clelia Beltrame, Mathilda Drayton, Mary Jane Williams, and Rachel Goodman.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Obesity -- prevention & control -- United States; Health Promotion -- methods -- United States; Minority Groups -- United States; Vulnerable Populations -- United States