Lifestyle Behaviors of Bronx Middle-School Students Enrolled in an Afterschool Program: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Shutdown

Emily Danielle Yamron, Jee-Young Moon, Paul Meissner, Judith Wylie-Rosett, Shankar Viswanathan, Jessica Rieder, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Care Management Organization, Montefiore Medical Center, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, s Hospital at Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Published online on February 06, 2024

Abstract

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, Ahead of Print.
Background:A minority of American youth meet CDC lifestyle behavior recommendations. Children in the Bronx face barriers to healthy behaviors amplified by COVID-19. This research evaluated baseline behavior among distinct cohorts attending afterschool ...