Project Number: 6251-53000-004-46
Project Type: Specific Cooperative Agreement

Start Date: Jun 01, 2008
End Date: May 31, 2010

Objective:
To evaluate the nutritional health in the Lower Mississippi Delta region, specifically Marvell, AR, to identify nutritionally responsive problems that impact adherence to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and to evaluate interventions that may be effective in reducing weight gain and risk factors for obesity-related chronic disease at the community level.

Approach:
The Delta Obesity Prevention Research Program will identify environmental and community characteristics related to, but not limited to obesity prevention; food choice and dietary behaviors; measure dietary intake; assess nutritional risk factors; evaluate interventions in Marvell, AR, and/or surrounding areas. The Boys, Girls, and Adults Community Development Center (BGACDC) will provide facilities, operational and recruitment support in establishing and implementing Delta Obesity Prevention Research Program obesity prevention research studies in these rural areas. Following research completion and evaluation of these nutrition intervention studies occurring in the Marvell community, the Delta Obesity Prevention Research Program will identify successful strategies, evaluate the impact of community participation, determine specific characteristics of the community that contributed to success, and evaluate adapted variations to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans with the purpose of a healthier lifestyle.