| An Adaptive Community-Based Participatory Approach to Formative Assessment With High Schools for Obesity Intervention(*). | |
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PMID: 22320339 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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BACKGROUND: In the emerging debate around obesity intervention in schools, recent calls have been made for researchers to include local community opinions in the design of interventions. Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is an effective approach for forming community partnerships and integrating local opinions. We used CBPR principles to conduct formative research in identifying acceptable and potentially sustainable obesity intervention strategies in 8 New Mexico school communities. METHODS: We collected formative data from 8 high schools on areas of community interest for school health improvement through collaboration with local School Health Advisory Councils (SHACs) and interviews with students and parents. A survey based on formative results was created to assess acceptability of specific intervention strategies and was provided to SHACs. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics while qualitative data were evaluated using an iterative analytic process for thematic identification. RESULTS: Key themes identified through the formative process included lack of healthy food options, infrequent curricular/extracurricular physical activity opportunities, and inadequate exposure to health/nutritional information. Key strategies identified as most acceptable by SHAC members included healthier food options and preparation, a healthy foods marketing campaign, yearly taste tests, an after-school noncompetitive physical activity program, and community linkages to physical activity opportunities. CONCLUSION: An adaptive CBPR approach for formative assessment can be used to identify obesity intervention strategies that address community school health concerns. Eight high school SHACs identified 6 school-based strategies to address parental and student concerns related to obesity. |
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Alberta S Kong; Seth Farnsworth; Jose A Canaca; Amanda Harris; Gabriel Palley; Andrew L Sussman |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE |
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Title: The Journal of school health Volume: 82 ISSN: 1746-1561 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Mar |
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Created Date: 2012-2-10 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376370 Medline TA: J Sch Health Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: 147-154 Citation Subset: - |
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© 2012, American School Health Association. |
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Assistant Professor, (akong@salud.unm.edu), Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico, MSC10 5590, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001. Resident Physician, (seth.farnsworth@gmail.com), Department of Psychiatry, Wright State University, 627 S. Edwin C. Moses Blvd., Dayton, OH 45417-1461. Associate Scientist, (jcanaca@salud.unm.edu), Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico, MSC10 5590, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001. Research Assistant, (aharris2@unm.edu), Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico, MSC10 5590, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001. Resident Physician, (gabrielpalley@gmail.com), Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, 837 E. Cedar Street, Suite 100, South Bend, IN 46617. Research Assistant Professor, (asussman@salud.unm.edu), Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of New Mexico, MSC09 5040, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001. |
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