SAGE Open Medicine | |
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: | |
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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