Social and Health Risk Factor Levels of Preschool Children Living along the Texas-Mexico Border

Autor/inn/en	Treviño-Peña, Roberto; Wang, Xiaohui; Wang, Lin; Romero, Zasha; Alanis, Elizabeth; Li, Huimin
Titel	Social and Health Risk Factor Levels of Preschool Children Living along the Texas-Mexico Border
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 91 (2021) 2, S.87-93 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Treviño-Peña, Roberto)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.12979
Schlagwörter	Preschool Children; Child Health; Minority Group Students; Low Income Students; Hispanic American Students; Poverty; Dietetics; Nutrition; Food; Incidence; Gender Differences; Risk; Hunger; Health Education; Culturally Relevant Education; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Armut; Ernährungslehre; Ernährung; Lebensmittel; Vorkommen; Geschlechterkonflikt; Risiko; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung
Abstract	Background: Childhood obesity is a public health concern that disproportionately affects populations from low socioeconomic status (SES) and minority groups. Evaluation of social and health risk factors of preschool children living along the Texas-Mexico border provides feedback to design health interventions. Methods: South Texas Early Prevention Study-PreK (STEPS-PreK) is a cluster randomized trial designed to assess the effect of the Bienestar coordinated school health program on children's health outcomes. Family characteristics, dietary intake, fitness, and anthropometric data were collected from 1277 preschool students enrolled in 28 preschools. Results: The response rate was 67%. Overall, 57% of families lived in poverty. The mean age of students was 4.7 years, 95% were Hispanic, and 51% were male. The average serving of fruits and vegetables per day were 1 and 1/3, respectively. Of these, students consumed 39.7% of fruits and 18.9% of vegetables. Obesity prevalence for boys was 19.2% and for girls 16.8%. Nearly one-half reported some form of food insecurity. Conclusions: Children living in low-income areas are affected by high levels of social and health risk factors. It is these families who should be targeted with early-age and culturally appropriate health programs. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01