Incorporating Primary and Secondary Prevention Approaches To Address Childhood Obesity Prevention and Treatment in a Low-Income, Ethnically Diverse Population: Study Design and Demographic Data from the Texas Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (TX CORD) Study

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Authors

Deanna M. Hoelscher · The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Nancy F. Butte · Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine

Sarah E. Barlow · Texas Children's Hospital

Elizabeth A. Vandewater · The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Shreela V. Sharma · The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Terry T.‐K. Huang · University of Nebraska Medical Center

Abstract

Interventions to address childhood obesity are warranted in low-income, ethnically diverse communities. Integrating primary and secondary approaches is anticipated to provide sufficient exposure that will lead to significant decreases in childhood obesity.

Topics & Keywords

Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues Early Childhood Education and Development

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: Childhood Obesity

Volume 11, Issue 1, pp. 71-91

DOI: 10.1089/chi.2014.0084

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