Open AccessRacial/Ethnic Differences in the Effectiveness of a Multisector Childhood Obesity Prevention Intervention
Author(s) -
Candace C. Nelson,
Rachel Colchamiro,
Meghan Perkins,
Elsie M. Taveras,
Peggy Leung-Strle,
JoAnn Kwass,
Jennifer A. Woo Baidal
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2018.304511
Subject(s) - ethnic group , medicine , childhood obesity , body mass index , psychological intervention , intervention (counseling) , obesity , public health , demography , gerontology , overweight , psychiatry , nursing , pathology , sociology , anthropology
To investigate racial/ethnic and language differences in the effectiveness of the Massachusetts Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (MA-CORD) study among children aged 2 to 4 years enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).