TY  - BOOK
AU  - Brennan,Virginia M.
AU  - Kumanyika,Shiriki Kinika
AU  - Zambrana,Ruth E.
TI  - Obesity interventions in underserved communities: evidence and directions 
SN  - 9781421415444 (hardcover : alk. paper)
PY  - 2014///]
CY  - Baltimore
PB  - Johns Hopkins University Press
KW  - Obesity
KW  - prevention & control
KW  - United States
KW  - Health Promotion
KW  - methods
KW  - Minority Groups
KW  - Vulnerable Populations
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Foreword / by Gillian Regina Barclay, Howell Wechsler -- Introduction: Advancing a new conversation about obesity in the underserved / Virginia Brennan, Shiriki K. Kumanyika, and Ruth Enid Zambrana -- Part I. Literature reviews. 1. The potential of early childhood education as a successful obesity intervention / David E. Frisvold and Animesh Giri -- 2. Latino childhood obesity / Amelie Ramirez, Kipling Gallion, and Cliff Despres -- 3. Is that all there is ? A comprehensive review of obesity prevention and treatment interventions for African American girls / Bettina M. Beech, Maryam M. Jernigan -- 4. Dietary acculturation in U.S. Hispanic communities / Earle C. Chambers, Margaret Pichardo, Nichola Davis -- 5. Obesity in correctional facilities: a review of epidemiology and etiology / Kimberly Dong, Alice Tang -- 6. Weight loss interventions in the Mexican American community / Natalie A. Ceballos -- Part II Commentaries -- 7. In the way or on the way? asking ourselves about the role of contextual factors in community-based obesity research / Shiriki K. Kumanyika, T. Elaine Prewitt, JoAnne Banks, Carmen Samuel-Hodge -- 8. The importance of public safety in promoting physical activity and curbing obesity within African American communities / Keshia M. Pollack,  Lauren M. Rossen, Caterina Roman, Melicia C. Whitt-Glover, Laura C. Leviton -- 9. Military and civilian approaches to the U.S. obesity epidemic / Robert S. Levine, Barbara J. Kilbourne, Courtney J. Kihlberg, Janice S. Emerson, Irwin Goldzweig, Paul Juarez, Roger Zoorab --10. A healthy weight disparity index and reducing rates of obesity and overweight in the United States / Wendell C. Taylor, Leah S. Fischer; 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
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