Author ORCID Identifier
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-12-2017
Publication Title
Journal of Community Health Nursing
Volume
34
Issue
4
First Page
190
Last Page
202
Abstract
The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Healthy Families, a family-based community intervention, in improving the knowledge, self-efficacy, and health behaviors of overweight/obese children and their families as well as to explore the lessons learned. Results showed families who completed the program had significant improvements for children and parents in areas such as nutrition knowledge and self-efficacy in making healthy eating choices as well as participating in physical activity. Additionally, families reported decreasing their intake of sugar-sweetened beverages. Participating families and community partners provided valuable lessons for other communities seeking to implement a similar program.
Recommended Citation
Dinkel, Danae; Tibbits, Melissa; Hanigan, Emily; Nielsen, Kelly; Jorgensen, Leah; and Grant, Kay, "Healthy Families: A Family-Based Community Intervention To Address Childhood Obesity" (2017). Health and Kinesiology Faculty Publications. 39.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/hperfacpub/39
Comments
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Community Health Nursing on 12 October 2017, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07370016.2017.1369808.