ethnic differences in feeding among black and latino families
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S82 USDA NIFA Poster Abstracts Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior � Volume 44, Number 4S, 2012
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messages. Final groups will discuss and provide feedbackon these prototype messages.Evaluation: Acceptability and effectiveness of final de-veloped messages will be tested during Phase III.Conclusions and Implications: This project will resultin development of target-audience informed and testedinfant-feeding core nutrition messages.Funding: USDA, National Institute of Food and Agricul-ture, Grant #2010-85215-20663.
UP5 Ethnic Differences in Feeding amongBlack and Latino FamiliesS. O. Hughes, PhD, [email protected], Children'sNutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine,1100 Bates, Houston, TX 77030; T. G. Power, PhD,Washington State University; L. Frankel, PhD, Children'sNutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine;K. Williams, MS; S. Johnson, PhD; J. Andrea JaramilloDuran, BS, University of Colorado at Denver;L. S. Goodel, PhD, North Carolina State University
Objective: To observe differences among Latino and blackfamilies during feeding.Description: Eighty children equally distributed on sex,ethnicity, and weight status were selected from the sample.Feeding influence attempts were coded during dinner fromvideotapes.Evaluation: Latina mothers were more likely to suggesta different food and spoon feed. Black mothers weremore likely to say stop eating, ask if finished, focus onmanners, and reference internal hunger/fullness cues.Conclusions and Implications: Higher levels of verbalinteraction exist for black vs Latina mothers. Ethnic differ-ences can guide how researchers implement obesityprevention programs.Funding: USDA, National Institute of Food and Agricul-ture, Grant #2011-68001-30009.
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UP6 Healthy Caregivers–Healthy Children(HC2): A Childcare Center–based ObesityPrevention ProgramR. Natale, PhD, PsyD, [email protected], Universityof Miami Miller School of Medicine/Mailman Center forChild Development, 1601 NW 12th Avenue, Miami, FL33136; S. Messiah, PhD; G. Lopez-Mitnik, MS;S. Uhlhorn, PhD; S. Scott, PhD; A. Delamater, PhD
Objective: To test an obesity prevention intervention inthe early childcare setting targeting low-income/multieth-nic children.Description: Twenty-eight centers were randomly as-signed to a control arm or intervention arm that receivesrole modeling/gatekeeper curriculums for parents/teachers. Pre-post intervention changes in nutrition/physical activity knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs were as-sessed.
Evaluation: The intervention group parental attitudestoward eating more vegetables were significantly higher(P ¼ .01) and they increased fruit consumption (P ¼ .02)and 1% milk (P ¼ .02) vs controls at 12-month follow-up.Conclusions and Implications: Role modeling has thepotential to be a strategy for assisting preschool-age chil-dren to increase their consumption of healthy foods.Funding: Agriculture and Food Research Initiative pro-posal #2009-05065.
UP7 Starting Early/Empezando Temprano:Randomized Control Trial (RCT) to Test theEffectiveness of an Early Obesity PreventionProgramR. S. Gross, MD, MS, [email protected], AlbertEinstein College of Medicine, Children's Hospital atMontefiore, Family Care Center, 3444 Kossuth Ave,Bronx, NY 10467-2490; A. L. Mendelsohn, MD;M. Gross, RD, MS; C. Taylor Lucas, MD, MPH;A. H. Fierman, MD; B. P. Dreyer, MD; K. Diaz, BS, New YorkUniversity School of Medicine, Bellevue Hospital Center;M. A. Chiasson, DrPH; R. Scheinmann, MPH, Public HealthSolutions; M. J. Messito, MD, New York University Schoolof Medicine, Bellevue Hospital Center
Objective: To determine the effectiveness of StartingEarly (SE), a primary care–based, family-centered, earlychildhood obesity prevention program.Description: Five hundred Hispanic pregnant women re-ceiving prenatal care at public health centers in New YorkCity will be enrolled in an RCT comparing SE with stan-dard of care. The intervention includes individual prenatalcounseling, family groups, a nutrition video, and hand-outs.Evaluation: Mother-child dyads will be followed for 3years. Chart review and baseline and follow-up surveyswill be conducted.Conclusions and Implications: SE will reduce theprevalence of childhood obesity in study participants bytargeting maternal knowledge, attitudes, and practicesknown to predispose children to early obesity.Funding: USDA, National Institute of Food and Agricul-ture, Grant #2011-68001-30207.
UP8 Choose to Change: The West Virginia EarlyChildhood Obesity Prevention ProjectS. Partington, PhD, RD, [email protected],West VirginiaUniversity, POBox 6825,Morgantown,WV26506-6825; E. Murphy, PhD; E. Bowen, EdD;D. Lacombe, PhD; G. Piras, PhD; L. Carson, PhD, ChoosyKids, LLC; L. Cottrell, PhD, West Virginia UniversitySchool of Medicine
Objective: Develop and disseminate effective, sustain-able, multilevel pediatric obesity prevention strategies.