Event Title
Lowering the Incidence of Childhood Obesity in Low Socioeconomic Status Families by Educating Parents with an Individualized, Web-Based Nutritional Education Program
Faculty Sponsor
Mary Lee Nitschke
Location
Jereld R. Nicholson Library
Date
5-13-2011 3:00 PM
End Date
5-13-2011 4:30 PM
Subject Area
Psychology (general)
Description
Data suggest that childhood obesity is a problem in the United States that is steadily getting worse. This study will design and create an individualized, web-based nutritional education program that will be delivered to parents of randomly selected elementary children that participate in free or reduced-price lunch programs. Initial and follow-up height and weight measurements will be taken in order to calculate body mass index at 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year to determine if there is a change in the incidence of childhood obesity. An overall decline in the children’s BMI is expected.
Recommended Citation
Pierson, Benjamin, "Lowering the Incidence of Childhood Obesity in Low Socioeconomic Status Families by Educating Parents with an Individualized, Web-Based Nutritional Education Program" (2011). Science and Social Sciences. Event. Submission 20.
https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/studsymp_sci/2011/all/20
Lowering the Incidence of Childhood Obesity in Low Socioeconomic Status Families by Educating Parents with an Individualized, Web-Based Nutritional Education Program
Jereld R. Nicholson Library
Data suggest that childhood obesity is a problem in the United States that is steadily getting worse. This study will design and create an individualized, web-based nutritional education program that will be delivered to parents of randomly selected elementary children that participate in free or reduced-price lunch programs. Initial and follow-up height and weight measurements will be taken in order to calculate body mass index at 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year to determine if there is a change in the incidence of childhood obesity. An overall decline in the children’s BMI is expected.