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Colorado LEAP study: A longitudinal study to assess if the effectiveness of a preschool nutrition and physical activity program is sustained in elementary school
Colorado LEAP study: A longitudinal study to assess if the effectiveness of a preschool nutrition and physical activity program is sustained in elementary school
Monday, November 4, 2013
: 2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
The preschool years are a critical time for obesity prevention efforts; representing a time when children establish healthy eating habits and physical activity patterns. Understanding the context in which these behaviors develop is critical to formulating a model to address childhood obesity. The Colorado LEAP Study utilizes a social ecological approach to explore individual, family and environmental factors and their relationship to child weight status over a 3 year timeframe.
Learning Areas:
Administer health education strategies, interventions and programsChronic disease management and prevention
Other professions or practice related to public health
Public health or related research
Learning Objectives:
Describe individual, family and environmental factors related to eating and activity behaviors in early childhood.
Keyword(s): Children and Adolescents, Obesity
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: This is my area of expertise.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.