Impact of a pilot pharmacy health-care professional out-of-school time physical activity and nutrition education program with exercise on fourth and fifth graders in a rural Texas community:

SAGE Open Medicine

JanieRobles¹ 

关键词: Blood pressure;    body mass index;    child;    exercise;    health education;    Hispanic Americans;    nutrition;    pharmacists;    rural population;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2050312114547956

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Objectives:Childhood obesity continues to be a problem. Children in rural populations are more likely to be overweight or obese and a lack of resources in those areas may contribute to this problem. We aimed to assess the impact of a pilot pharmacy health-care professional out-of-school time vigorous physical activity and nutrition education program on fourth and fifth graders in a rural Texas community.Methods:We conducted a prospective 12-week cohort study from August to November 2012. Thirty-three children, aged 8–11 years, in Bailey County, Texas, were enrolled in the study. Body mass index, body mass index percentile, blood pressure, waist circumference, and a diet preferences and activities knowledge survey were obtained at 0, 4, 8, and 12 weeks. Study participants completed a twice weekly physical activity and nutrition education program with exercise over weeks 1–4 with no intervention during weeks 5–12.Results:Thirty-one (94%) of the 33 children, predominately Hispanic girls, completed the progra...

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