Shape Up Somerville two-year results: A community-based environmental change intervention sustains weight reduction in children

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 322-327

  Economos, Christina D ^a   Hyatt, Raymond R ^b   Must, Aviva ^a,b   Goldberg, Jeanne P ^a   Kuder, Julia ^c   Naumova, Elena N ^d   Collins, Jessica J ^e   Nelson, Miriam E ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Tufts University   (United States)

^e Partners for a Healthier Community   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Child health; Community; Environmental change; Fitness; Intervention; Nutrition; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVENTION STUDY; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDY DESIGN; TREATMENT DURATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BMI; CHILD HEALTH; COMMUNITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FITNESS; INTERVENTION; NUTRITION; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS;

EID: 84883751044     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.06.001     Document Type: Article

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