Obesity interventions in underserved communities : evidence and directions / edited by Virginia M. Brennan, Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, Shiriki K. Kumanyika, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology and Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Ruth Enid Zambrana, Department of Women's Studies and Consortium on Race, Gender, and Ethnicity, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, Maryland.
Foreword / by Gillian Regina Barclay, Howell Wechsler -- Introduction: Advancing a new conversation about obesity in the underserved / Virginia Brennan, Shiriki K. Kumanyika, and Ruth Enid Zambrana -- Part I. Literature reviews. 1. The potential of early childhood education as a successful obesity intervention / David E. Frisvold and Animesh Giri -- 2. Latino childhood obesity / Amelie Ramirez, Kipling Gallion, and Cliff Despres -- 3. Is that all there is ? A comprehensive review of obesity prevention and treatment interventions for African American girls / Bettina M. Beech, Maryam M. Jernigan -- 4. Dietary acculturation in U.S. Hispanic communities / Earle C. Chambers, Margaret Pichardo, Nichola Davis -- 5. Obesity in correctional facilities: a review of epidemiology and etiology / Kimberly Dong, Alice Tang -- 6. Weight loss interventions in the Mexican American community / Natalie A. Ceballos -- Part II Commentaries -- 7. In the way or on the way? asking ourselves about the role of contextual factors in community-based obesity research / Shiriki K. Kumanyika, T. Elaine Prewitt, JoAnne Banks, Carmen Samuel-Hodge -- 8. The importance of public safety in promoting physical activity and curbing obesity within African American communities / Keshia M. Pollack, Lauren M. Rossen, Caterina Roman, Melicia C. Whitt-Glover, Laura C. Leviton -- 9. Military and civilian approaches to the U.S. obesity epidemic / Robert S. Levine, Barbara J. Kilbourne, Courtney J. Kihlberg, Janice S. Emerson, Irwin Goldzweig, Paul Juarez, Roger Zoorab --10. A healthy weight disparity index and reducing rates of obesity and overweight in the United States / Wendell C. Taylor, Leah S. Fischer. Part III. Reports from the field. Obesity management organized by adolescents in rural Appalachia / Robert A. Branch, and others -- Winning over weight wellness: a culturally relevant, interactive health program for underserved faith-based groups / Fern Webb, Michelle Doldren, and Shirley Blanchard -- Latino migrant middle school students as videographers: learning about healthy choices / Jill F. Kilanowski -- Creating healthy environments in Los Angeles through joint use of school facilities / Martha V. Cortes -- The Idaho partnership for Hispanic health: enabling healthy eating and active living in rural Idaho / Rachel Schwartz and Linda Powell -- Alliance for a healthy border: obesity prevention in underserved U.S.-Mexico border communities / Suad Ghaddar, Cynthia J. Brown, and José A. Pagán -- Comienzo Sano: Familia Saludable: addressing Latino childhood obesity through a community-based participatory research and bilingual family-focused curriculum / Britt Rios-Ellis, Melawhy Garcia-Vega, Gail Frank, Natalia Gatdula,a nd Gino Galvez -- Fine, fit, and fabulous: addressing obesity in underserved communities through a faith-based nutrition and fitness program / Carlos Devia and others -- Changes for life: a primary care-based multidisciplinary program for obesity in children and families / Hollie A. Raynor, Jena Saporito, and Parinda Khatri -- The West Virgina PEIA weight management program: an innovative approach to obesity prevention and treatment in Appalachian communities / Sam Zizzi, Christiaan Abildso, Nidia Henderson, and Kaitlyn Cobb -- SOPHE: sustainable solutions for health equity / Nicolette Warren and Charlotte Kaboré -- The prevention of obesity in homeless shelter settings / Melissa Bennett, Melissa Berrios, and Karen Hudson -- Get FIT (fitness Integration Training): a program to reduce obesity and metabolic syndrome in people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their caregivers / Laurie DiRosa, Thomas Pote, Barbara Wilhite, Leslie Spencer -- The PILI 'Ohana Project: a community-academic partnership to eliminate obesity disparities in native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities / Joesph Keawe'aimoku Kaholokula, and others -- Nutrition education at mobile markets: community-engaged, evidence-based interventions to address obesity in low-income neighborhoods in Milwaukee / Paul Hunter and others -- Report from a pediatric weight management program: lessons learned from six years of experience with a largely Medicaid-based population / Jessica M. Parrish and others -- Healthy children, strong families: obesity prevention for preschool American Indian children and their families / Alexandra Adams, Kate A. Cronin, and HCSF community research group -- A structured weight management program for obese patients in an urban safety-net hospital center / Michelle McMacken, Sarah Moore, Diana Randlett, and Lisa Parikh -- Creating safe neighborhoods for obesity prevention: perceptions of urban youth / Semra Aytur, Rebecca Butcher, Cynthia Carlson, and Karen Schifferdecker -- Peer influence on obesity-related behaviors: design and rationale of the Waipahu HART project / Camonia R. Long, Heather Glow, and Claudio Nigg -- Walking groups: a simple, affordable intervention program for public housing developments / Deborah J. Bowen , Aurelia Rus, Clelia Beltrame, Mathilda Drayton, Mary Jane Williams, and Rachel Goodman.
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