GROW Healthy Kids and Communities

Abstract

ObjectiveA resident-informed model of rural obesity prevention will be created and tested in Oregon communities to improve BMI among children ages 5 to 8 years.DescriptionMeasurement tools and methods were developed, evaluated, and applied at multiple levels to establish baseline data.EvaluationData sources revealed obesity rates of students attending rural elementary schools (whole school BMI) are higher than Oregon child obesity rates; and, rural schools and communities are poised (preplanning stage) to address the issue.Conclusions and ImplicationsData support need to target simultaneous changes in home, school, and community nutrition and activity environments to balance children’s energy equation and reverse the rural obesity trend.FundingUSDA Grant #2011-68001-30020. ObjectiveA resident-informed model of rural obesity prevention will be created and tested in Oregon communities to improve BMI among children ages 5 to 8 years. A resident-informed model of rural obesity prevention will be created and tested in Oregon communities to improve BMI among children ages 5 to 8 years. DescriptionMeasurement tools and methods were developed, evaluated, and applied at multiple levels to establish baseline data. Measurement tools and methods were developed, evaluated, and applied at multiple levels to establish baseline data. EvaluationData sources revealed obesity rates of students attending rural elementary schools (whole school BMI) are higher than Oregon child obesity rates; and, rural schools and communities are poised (preplanning stage) to address the issue. Data sources revealed obesity rates of students attending rural elementary schools (whole school BMI) are higher than Oregon child obesity rates; and, rural schools and communities are poised (preplanning stage) to address the issue. Conclusions and ImplicationsData support need to target simultaneous changes in home, school, and community nutrition and activity environments to balance children’s energy equation and reverse the rural obesity trend. Data support need to target simultaneous changes in home, school, and community nutrition and activity environments to balance children’s energy equation and reverse the rural obesity trend.