Reducing Obesity in Rural Alabama: From Focus Groups to Community Coalitions

Autor/inn/en	Brown, Onikia; Morse, Wayde; Carter, Mitch
Titel	Reducing Obesity in Rural Alabama: From Focus Groups to Community Coalitions
Quelle	In: Journal of Extension, 58 (2020) 3 PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1077-5315
Schlagwörter	Obesity; Rural Areas; Adults; Public Health; Prevention; Incidence; Nutrition Instruction; Food; Retailing; Physical Activity Level; Land Grant Universities; Low Income; African Americans; Public Agencies; Community Needs; Participatory Research; Focus Groups; Counties; Health Promotion; Rural Extension; Needs Assessment; Alabama + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adipositas; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Gesundheitswesen; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Vorkommen; Nutrition education; Ernährungserziehung; Lebensmittel; Warenwirtschaft; Niedriglohn; Afroamerikaner; Öffentliche Einrichtung; Forschungstätigkeit; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Bedarfsermittlung
Abstract	With an adult obesity rate of 35.6%, Alabama is the second most obese state in the United States. Alabama Extension and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) joined in the first collaboration between the CDC and land-grant institutions to prevent further incidence and reduce the prevalence of obesity. The objective of our study was to determine perceived barriers and assets related to nutrition education, food retail, and physical activity in 14 rural counties in Alabama where adult obesity rates are greater than 40%. Extension formed community coalitions in the counties to help identify community-specific needs and strategies related to obesity prevention and reduction. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Extension Journal, Inc. e-mail: joe-ed@joe.org; Web site: http://www.joe.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01