OPREVENT2: Design of a multi-institutional intervention for obesity control and prevention for American Indian adults

• Main Authors: Joel Gittelsohn (Author), Brittany Jock (Author), Leslie Redmond (Author), Sheila Fleischhacker (Author), Thomas Eckmann (Author), Sara N. Bleich (Author), Hong Loh (Author), Elizabeth Ogburn (Author), Preety Gadhoke (Author), Jacqueline Swartz (Author), Marla Pardilla (Author), Benjamin Caballero (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Obesity and other nutrition-related chronic disease rates are high in American Indian (AI) populations, and an urgent need exists to identify evidence-based strategies for prevention and treatment. Multi-level, multi-component (MLMC) interventions are needed, but there are signif...