Promising Practices to Promote Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Among Head Start Caregivers and Their Children

Jihye Lee, Bridget Coffie, Kathleen E. Davis, Cynthia Warren, Jean Keller, Tao Zhang, Department of Kinesiology, Health Promotion, and Recreation, University of North Texas, Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Texas Woman, s University

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Published online on December 14, 2023

Abstract

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, Ahead of Print.
Many children in Head Start programs do not meet physical activity (PA) and dietary intake recommendations and have increased risk for obesity. The purpose of this pilot study was to formatively assess a multi-level intervention, exploring strategies to ...