| Barriers to obesity prevention in Head Start. | |
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PMID: 20194987 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Head Start provides early childhood education to nearly one million low-income children, through federal grants to more than 2,000 local programs. About one-third of children who enter Head Start are overweight or obese. But program directors face difficulty in implementing policies and practices to address obesity-and in our national survey, they identified the key barriers as lack of time, money, and knowledge. Also, parents and staff sometimes shared cultural beliefs that were inconsistent with preventing obesity, such as the belief that heavier children are healthier. Minimizing those barriers will require federal resources to increase staff training and technical assistance, develop staff wellness programs, and provide healthy meals and snacks. |
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Authors:
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Cayce C Hughes; Rachel A Gooze; Daniel M Finkelstein; Robert C Whitaker |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Health affairs (Project Hope) Volume: 29 ISSN: 1544-5208 ISO Abbreviation: Health Aff (Millwood) Publication Date: 2010 Mar-Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-03-02 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8303128 Medline TA: Health Aff (Millwood) Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 454-62 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Public Health, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. |
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