San Luis Valley Family Nutrition and Activity Intervention
Principal Investigator
Julie Marshall
julie.marshall@uchsc.edu
Project Identifier
San Luis Valley Family Nutrition and Activity Intervention—SIP 22–99
Status: Not Active
University of Colorado: Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center
Topics:
Diabetes | Nutrition & Physical Activity for Adults | Nutrition & Physical Activity for Youth | Obesity & Overweight | School Health
About 48 percent of San Luis Valley’s residents are Hispanic and have one of the lowest income levels of any region in Colorado. These residents are also medically underserved and at high risk for diabetes. To help reduce Hispanic residents’ health risks, researchers developed a program for second-grade students in area schools and their families. Family advisors (residents trained as lay health advisors) helped families of these students identify ways to increase their physical activity and improve their selection and preparation of food. Families that adopted healthier lifestyles were trained to mentor other families—a strategy that reinforces the mentors’ newly acquired health habits, while extending them to others. Some mentors were part of a community advocacy group that promotes a healthy way of life in the community as a whole. Researchers will evaluate whether the school and mentoring programs improved the children’s and families’ nutrition and increased their level of physical activity.
- Page last reviewed: February 25, 2008
- Page last updated: February 25, 2008
- Content source: Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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