| The California Endowment's Healthy Eating, Active Communities program: a midpoint review. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 20864700 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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OBJECTIVES: We conducted a midpoint review of The California Endowment's Healthy Eating, Active Communities (HEAC) program, which works in 6 low-income California communities to prevent childhood obesity by changing children's environments. The HEAC program conducts interventions in 5 key childhood environments: schools, after-school programs, neighborhoods, health care, and marketing and advertising. METHODS: We measured changes in foods and beverages sold at schools and in neighborhoods in HEAC sites; changes in school and after-school physical activity programming and equipment; individual-level changes in children's attitudes and behaviors related to food and physical activity; and HEAC-related awareness and engagement on the part of community members, stakeholders, and policymakers. RESULTS: Children's environments changed to promote healthier lifestyles across a wide range of domains in all 5 key childhood environments for all 6 HEAC communities. Children in HEAC communities are also engaging in more healthy behaviors than they were before the program's implementation. CONCLUSIONS: HEAC sites successfully changed children's food and physical activity environments, making a healthy lifestyle a more viable option for low-income children and their families. |
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Authors:
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Sarah E Samuels; Lisa Craypo; Maria Boyle; Patricia B Crawford; Antronette Yancey; George Flores |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-09-23 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of public health Volume: 100 ISSN: 1541-0048 ISO Abbreviation: Am J Public Health Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-10-11 Completed Date: 2010-10-25 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 1254074 Medline TA: Am J Public Health Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2114-23 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Samuels & Associates, Oakland, CA 94612, USA. sarah@samuelsandassociates.com |
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Adolescent California / epidemiology Child Exercise Feeding Behavior Health Behavior Health Promotion* / methods, standards Humans Models, Theoretical Obesity / epidemiology, prevention & control* Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care) Poverty Areas Program Evaluation Residence Characteristics Schools |
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