Overweight in urban, low-income, African American and Hispanic children attending Los Angeles elementary schools: research stimulating action

Public Health Nutrition

Donna M Winham¹  Wendelin M Slusser¹  Charlotte G Neumann¹  Ben L Browdy¹  William G Cumberland¹ 

关键词: Overweight;    Low income;    Elementary school;    Children;   

DOI  :  10.1079/PHN2004675

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

ObjectiveThis study was undertaken to establish the prevalence and severity of nutritional problems among low-income children of elementary school age in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) in order to collect baseline data to inform policy-makers.Design and methodsA cross-sectional survey of children in 14 elementary schools was conducted from January to June, 1998. Nine hundred and nineteen children were measured and interviewed. The planning, design and data analysis were carried out in collaboration with key LAUSD policy-makers.ResultsMore than 35% of the sample was classified as being at risk for overweight or overweight according to body mass index.ConclusionThere is a high prevalence of children who are at risk for overweight or who are overweight in Los Angeles. This finding has triggered the development of multiple school-based intervention programmes.

【 授权许可】

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