TY - JOUR
T1 - Shaking and rattling
T2 - Developing a child obesity prevention program using a faith-based community approach
AU - Reifsnider, Elizabeth
AU - Hargraves, Martha
AU - Williams, Karen Jaynes
AU - Cooks, John
AU - Hall, Valerie
PY - 2010/4
Y1 - 2010/4
N2 - This article describes the creation of a faith-based, community action research intervention aimed at reducing childhood obesity among a vulnerable population. Of particular concern to the community was the prevalence of obesity among its minority children. Engaging parents in a childhood obesity initiative through faith-based organizations (churches, community organizations with a common religious focus) was a method to provide a research intervention. It is important for researchers to be culturally competent, employ community-based participatory research methods, carefully plan interventions that have clear outcome criteria, and build evaluation of the process into every step of the research.
AB - This article describes the creation of a faith-based, community action research intervention aimed at reducing childhood obesity among a vulnerable population. Of particular concern to the community was the prevalence of obesity among its minority children. Engaging parents in a childhood obesity initiative through faith-based organizations (churches, community organizations with a common religious focus) was a method to provide a research intervention. It is important for researchers to be culturally competent, employ community-based participatory research methods, carefully plan interventions that have clear outcome criteria, and build evaluation of the process into every step of the research.
KW - African American
KW - Children
KW - Community-based participatory research
KW - Faith-based organizations
KW - Obesity
KW - WIC
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U2 - 10.1097/FCH.0b013e3181d59487
DO - 10.1097/FCH.0b013e3181d59487
M3 - Article
C2 - 20216357
AN - SCOPUS:77949359865
SN - 0160-6379
VL - 33
SP - 144
EP - 151
JO - Family and Community Health
JF - Family and Community Health
IS - 2
ER -