Excessive weight gain and changes in eating and physical activity during and after pregnancy may result in long term weight retention and increased incidence of obesity. This Detroit URC community-based participatory research project aims to: 1) identify factors and strategies that would help promote healthy weight, eating and physical activity during and after pregnancy; 2) recommend promising interventions; and 3) design a study to evaluate the effectiveness of a behavioral intervention on the prevalence of excessive weight gain during pregnancy and weight retention postpartum. Participants include pregnant and postpartum Latino, African-American and white women in southwest and eastside Detroit, people who influence them, and local and state service providers and policy makers. Methods include literature review, in-depth individual interviews, and a series of focus groups culminating in community participation in planning the intervention study design. This presentation will highlight lessons learned in using a community-based participatory research approach in designing, conducting and evaluating this project. See www.sph.umich.edu/urc
Learning Objectives: At the end of the session, participants will be able to: 1) describe key processes involved in designing, conducting and evaluating a community-based participatory research project 2) identify issues and barriers to conducting community participatory research 3) discuss strategies for successful resolution of issues and barriers
Keywords: Community Planning, Obesity
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.