Changing the housing environment to reduce obesity in public housing residents: a cluster randomized trial

BMC Public Health
Deborah BowenEugenia Smith

Abstract

Public housing residents face significant social, economic, and physical barriers to the practice of health behaviors for prevention of chronic disease. Research shows that public housing residents are more likely to report higher rates of obesity, current smoking, disability, and insufficient physical activity compared to individuals not living in public housing. Because these behaviors and conditions may be shaped by the built and social environments in which they live, we conducted a study to test an environmental level diet and physical activity intervention targeting obesity among urban public housing developments. This study was a cluster randomized controlled trial of public housing developments, the unit of analysis and randomization. A total of 10 public housing developments were recruited and subsequently randomized to either receive the intervention package or to serve as comparison sites. The year-long intervention included components to change the dietary and physical activity-related environments of the developments. Surveys at baseline and one-year follow-up provided data on changes in behaviors and weight from participants in both intervention and control developments. Intervention participants significantly cha...Continue Reading

References

Mar 1, 1989·Psychological Bulletin·J Sobal, A J Stunkard
Oct 13, 1998·Health Education & Behavior : the Official Publication of the Society for Public Health Education·A A EylerR J Donatelle
Mar 29, 2001·Annual Review of Public Health·S A FrenchR W Jeffery
Dec 1, 2001·American Journal of Public Health·R C BrownsonS J Bacak
Jul 2, 2003·International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders : Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·M LiebmanG W Haynes
Mar 4, 2005·Social Science & Medicine·Kylie Ball, David Crawford
Jan 5, 2006·Journal of the American Dietetic Association·Deborah M Klohe-LehmanTracey J Milani
May 5, 2007·Epidemiologic Reviews·Lindsay McLaren
Nov 23, 2007·Annual Review of Public Health·Mary StoryKaren Glanz
Dec 1, 2007·American Journal of Public Health·Eleni C Digenis-BuryC Robert Horsburgh
Mar 25, 2010·BMJ : British Medical Journal·David MoherDouglas G Altman
Oct 4, 2011·American Journal of Preventive Medicine·Michael J WidenerYaneer Bar-Yam
Apr 2, 2013·Progress in Community Health Partnerships : Research, Education, and Action·Deborah J BowenRachel Goodman
Jun 7, 2014·Clinical Trials : Journal of the Society for Clinical Trials·Linda M CollinsDaniel Almirall
Nov 12, 2014·Annals of Behavioral Medicine : a Publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine·Dawn K WilsonBarney Gadson
Jun 1, 2000·Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport·M Booth
Mar 5, 2015·Family & Community Health·Deborah J BowenEugenia Smith
Mar 19, 2015·Annual Review of Public Health·Deborah J BowenShirley A A Beresford
Apr 22, 2015·Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community·Madeleine Kangsen ScammellDeborah Bowen
Sep 18, 2015·American Journal of Public Health·Alene Kennedy-HendricksCraig Evan Pollack
Nov 18, 2017·Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco·Daniel R BrooksAlan C Geller

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Software Mentioned

SPSS

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved