A quasi-experimental study to mobilize rural low-income communities to assess and improve the ecological environment to prevent childhood obesity

• Main Authors: Paula Peters (Author), Abby Gold (Author), Angela Abbott (Author), Dawn Contreras (Author), Ann Keim (Author), Renee Oscarson (Author), Sandra Procter (Author), Valentina Remig (Author), Carol Smathers (Author), Amy R. Mobley (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The Ecological Model of Childhood Overweight focuses on characteristics that could affect a child's weight status in relation to the multiple environments surrounding that child. A community coaching approach allows community groups to identify their own strengths, prioritie...