Effect of the Children’s Healthy Living Program on Young Child Overweight, Obesity, and Acanthosis Nigricans in the US-Affiliated Pacific Region | Zendy

Rachel Novotny | Zendy; James W. Davis | Zendy; J Butel | Zendy; Carol J. Boushey | Zendy; Marie K. Fialkowski | Zendy; Claudio R. Nigg | Zendy; Kathryn L. Braun | Zendy; Rachael T. Leon Guerrero | Zendy; Patricia Coleman | Zendy; Andrea Bersamin | Zendy; Aufai Areta | Zendy; Leroy Robert Barber | Zendy; Tayna BelyeuCamacho | Zendy; Joshua Greenberg | Zendy; Travis Fleming | Zendy; Elise Dela CruzTalbert | Zendy; Ashley B. Yamanaka | Zendy; Lynne R. Wilkens | Zendy

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Effect of the Children’s Healthy Living Program on Young Child Overweight, Obesity, and Acanthosis Nigricans in the US-Affiliated Pacific Region

Author(s) -

Rachel Novotny,

James W. Davis,

J Butel,

Carol J. Boushey,

Marie K. Fialkowski,

Claudio R. Nigg,

Kathryn L. Braun,

Rachael T. Leon Guerrero,

Patricia Coleman,

Andrea Bersamin,

Aufai Areta,

Leroy Robert Barber,

Tayna BelyeuCamacho,

Joshua Greenberg,

Travis Fleming,

Elise Dela CruzTalbert,

Ashley B. Yamanaka,

Lynne R. Wilkens

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

jama network open

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278

H-Index - 39

ISSN - 2574-3805

DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.3896

Subject(s) - overweight , medicine , obesity , acanthosis nigricans , gerontology , pacific islanders , demography , randomized controlled trial , community health , environmental health , public health , population , insulin resistance , sociology , nursing

Key Points Question Does a multijurisdictional, multilevel, multicomponent community intervention decrease young child overweight and obesity in the US-Affiliated Pacific region? Findings Among 27 communities and 8371 children in this randomized clinical trial, the Children’s Healthy Living Program decreased overweight and obesity prevalence by 3.95% among children aged 2 to 8 years in the US-Affiliated Pacific region. Meaning A multilevel, multicomponent approach reduced young child overweight and obesity.

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