Noé C. Crespo|John P. Elder|Guadalupe X. Ayala|Donald J. Slymen|Nadia R. Campbell|James F. Sallis|Thomas L. McKenzie|Barbara Baquero|Elva M. Arredondo
Results of a Multi-level Intervention to Prevent and Control Childhood Obesity among Latino Children: The Aventuras Para Niños Study
San Diego State University|San Diego State University|San Diego State University|San Diego State University|San Diego State University|San Diego State University|San Diego State University|San Diego State University|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|San Diego State University
communitybased interventions needed reduce burden childhood obesityto evaluate impact multilevel promotorabased community health advisor intervention promote healthy eating physical activity prevent excess weight gain among latino childrenthirteen elementary schools randomized one four intervention conditions individualfamily level familyonly schoolcommunity level communityonly combined family community measurementonly condition participants 808 latino parents children enrolled kindergarten 2nd grade measures included parent child body mass index bmi selfadministered parent survey assessed several parent child behaviorsthere significant intervention effects childrens bmi zscore family intervention changed several obesityrelated child behaviors eg fruitvegetable consumption mediated changes parenting variables eg parent monitoringa promotorabased behavioral intervention efficacious changing parental factors child obesityrelated health behaviors