Project FIT: Rationale, design and baseline characteristics of a school- and community-based intervention to address physical activity and healthy eating among low-income elementary school childrenopen access
- Authors
- Eisenmann, Joey C.; Alaimo, Katherine; Pfeiffer, Karin; Paek, Hye-Jin; Carlson, Joseph J.; Hayes, Heather; Thompson, Tracy; Kelleher, Deanne; Oh, Hyun J.; Orth, Julie; Randall, Sue; Mayfield, Kellie; Holmes, Denise
- Issue Date
- Jul-2011
- Publisher
- BIOMED CENTRAL LTD
- Keywords
- obesity; school intervention; exercise; nutrition; social marketing
- Citation
- BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, v.11, no.1, pp 607 - 616
- Pages
- 10
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- BMC PUBLIC HEALTH
- Volume
- 11
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 607
- End Page
- 616
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/erica/handle/2021.sw.erica/37276
- DOI
- 10.1186/1471-2458-11-607
- ISSN
- 1471-2458
1471-2458
- Abstract
- Background: This paper describes Project FIT, a collaboration between the public school system, local health systems, physicians, neighborhood associations, businesses, faith-based leaders, community agencies and university researchers to develop a multi-faceted approach to promote physical activity and healthy eating toward the general goal of preventing and reducing childhood obesity among children in Grand Rapids, MI, USA. Methods/design: There are four overall components to Project FIT: school, community, social marketing, and school staff wellness -all that focus on: 1) increasing access to safe and affordable physical activity and nutrition education opportunities in the schools and surrounding neighborhoods; 2) improving the affordability and availability of nutritious food in the neighborhoods surrounding the schools; 3) improving the knowledge, selfefficacy, attitudes and behaviors regarding nutrition and physical activity among school staff, parents and students; 4) impacting the 'culture' of the schools and neighborhoods to incorporate healthful values; and 5) encouraging dialogue among all community partners to leverage existing programs and introduce new ones. Discussion: At baseline, there was generally low physical activity (70% do not meet recommendation of 60 minutes per day), excessive screen time (75% do not meet recommendation of < 2 hours per day), and low intake of vegetables and whole grains and high intake of sugar-sweetened beverages, French fries and chips and desserts as well as a high prevalence of overweight and obesity (48.5% including 6% with severe obesity) among low income, primarily Hispanic and African American 3rd-5th grade children (n = 403).
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