<i>TAKE ACTION:</i> A Multidisciplinary Lifestyle Intervention for Families in a Rural Community

Wapner, Andrew; Bianco, Joseph A.; Long, Melissa; Kushnick, Michael R.; Brannan, Grace D.; Shubrook, Jay H.

doi:10.1089/chi.2010.0508

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“…While some recent studies have included rural children [10-12], most of these have been feasibility studies not intentionally designed to address the unique problems of rural children and families. Such problems include low income, long travel distances to grocery stores and exercise facilities, few available exercise facilities, seasonal activity options mainly linked to ranching and farming, and limited internet services.…”

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Childhood obesity prevention in rural settings: background, rationale, and study design of ‘4-Health,’ a parent-only intervention

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BackgroundChildhood obesity in rural communities is a serious but understudied problem. The current experiment aims to assess a wide range of obesity risk factors among rural youth and to offer an 8-month intervention program for parents to reduce obesity risk in their preteen child.Methods/DesignA two-group, repeated measures design is used to assess the effectiveness of the 4-Health intervention program. Assessments include anthropometric measures, child self-evaluations, parent self-evaluations, and parent evaluations of child. County Extension agents from 21 rural Montana counties recruit approximately 150 parent–child dyads and counties are semi-randomly assigned to the active intervention group (4-Health Educational Program) or a “best-practices” (Healthy Living Information) control group.DiscussionThis study will shed light on the effectiveness of this parent-only intervention strategy in reducing obesity risk factors among rural preteens. The 4-Health program is designed to provide information and skills development for busy rural parents that will increase healthy lifestyles of their preteen children and improve the parents’ ability to intervene effectively in the lives of their families during this critical developmental period.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01510587

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%