¡Miranos! An 8-Month Comprehensive Preschool Obesity Prevention Program in Low-Income Latino Children: Effects on Children’s Gross Motor Development
| dc.contributor.author | Errisuriz, Vanessa L. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Parra-Medina, Deborah | |
| dc.contributor.author | Liang, Yuanyuan | |
| dc.contributor.author | Howard, Jeffrey T. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Li, Shiyu | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sosa, Erica | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ullevig, Sarah L. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Estrada-Coats, Vanessa M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Yin, Zenong | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-06-28T14:59:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-06-28T14:59:06Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-10-25 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2024-06-28T14:59:06Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Organized childcare is an ideal setting to promote gross motor development in young children from low-income minority families. A three-group clustered randomized controlled trial was conducted in Head Start centers serving low-income Latino children to evaluate the impact of an 8-month comprehensive obesity-prevention intervention on children’s percentile scores for locomotive skills (LS pctl) and ball skills (BS pctl), and general motor quotient (GMQ). Trained Head Start staff delivered the center-based intervention (CBI) to modify center physical activity and nutrition policies, staff practices, and child behaviors, while the home-based intervention (HBI) offered training and support to parents for obesity prevention at home. Participants were 3-year-old children (<i>n</i> = 310; 87% Latino; 58% female) enrolled in Head Start centers in South Texas. Twelve centers were randomized (1:1:1 ratio) to receive CBI, CBI and HBI (CBI + HBI), or control treatment. Posttest data were collected from 79.1% of participants. All gross motor development measures improved significantly for children in CBI compared to the control, while children in CBI + HBI only showed improvement for GMQ (<i>p</i> = 0.09) and LS pctl (<i>p</i> < 0.001) compared to the control. A comprehensive and culturally competent intervention targeting childcare centers and children’s homes was effective at improving children’s gross motor development and reducing disparities in child development. | |
| dc.identifier | doi: 10.3390/ijerph20216974 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20 (21): 6974 (2023) | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12588/6443 | |
| dc.title | ¡Miranos! An 8-Month Comprehensive Preschool Obesity Prevention Program in Low-Income Latino Children: Effects on Children’s Gross Motor Development |