HealthSpark: Health Access for Children in Federally-Subsidized Child Care

This study has been completed.

Sponsors and Collaborators:	University of Miami Health Foundation of South Florida Ounce of Prevention Fund Early Childhood Initiative Foundation (SPARK) - Florida Early Learning Coalition
Information provided by:	University of Miami
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00339027

Purpose

HealthSpark is a community-based research network of childcare centers designed to improve the health of children in Miami-Dade County. HealthSpark is the health component of SPARK (Supporting Partnerships to Assure Ready Kids), a community coalition led by the Early Childhood Initiative Foundation to improve school readiness in Allapattah/Model City and Homestead/Florida City, two underserved Miami-Dade County communities. The goal of HealthSpark I is to identify the health and healthcare needs of preschool children, then help translate evidence-based intervention into community programs.

Condition
Asthma Obesity ADHD

MedlinePlus related topics: Asthma Obesity Obesity in Children

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Screening, Cross-Sectional, Defined Population, Retrospective/Prospective Study

Further study details as provided by University of Miami:

Estimated Enrollment:	960
Study Start Date:	May 2004
Estimated Study Completion Date:	March 2005

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Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	3 Years to 5 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Children ages 3 - 5 years, enrolled in one of the designated SPARK child care centers

Exclusion Criteria:

Children under the age of 3 years or over the age of 5 years
Children whose parents do not want to participate
Children whose child care centers do not want to participate

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00339027

Locations

United States, Florida
University of Miami Mailman Center for Child Development
Miami, Florida, United States, 33101

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Miami

Health Foundation of South Florida

Ounce of Prevention Fund

Early Childhood Initiative Foundation (SPARK) - Florida

Early Learning Coalition

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Jeffrey P Brosco, MD, PhD

University of Miami

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	2004-0116
Study First Received:	June 16, 2006
Last Updated:	September 7, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00339027
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by University of Miami:

child care centers
community based research
behavioral health
health literacy
unmet healthcare needs

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Body Weight
Signs and Symptoms
Obesity
Nutrition Disorders

Asthma
Overweight
Overnutrition

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 14, 2009