Davis Dawnavan S, Goldmon Moses V, Coker-Appiah Dionne S
University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
Health Promot Pract. 2011 Nov;12(6):811-22. doi: 10.1177/1524839910376162. Epub 2011 May 3.
Childhood obesity is a major epidemic, with African American (AA) children aged 6 to 11 years experiencing increased burden. The AA faith community has numerous assets that point to the need for the intersection of faith and health to address obesity-related racial disparities. The purpose of the Our Bodies, God's Temples (OBGT) study was to examine diet, physical activity, and body image behaviors among AA children aged 6 to 11 years; receptivity to a faith-based obesity intervention among AA children, parents, and church leaders; and strengths and barriers of implementing a faith-based obesity curriculum in the Sunday school setting. A community-based participatory research approach was used to develop an obesity intervention to be integrated into the church Sunday school setting for AA children. A Community Advisory Network worked with researchers to develop a 12-week culturally appropriate faith-based obesity intervention. Future work will test the effectiveness of the newly created curriculum on obesity-related outcomes in AA children.
儿童肥胖是一个主要的流行病，6至11岁的非裔美国（AA）儿童负担加重。非裔美国宗教团体拥有众多资源，这表明需要将宗教与健康相结合来解决与肥胖相关的种族差异。“我们的身体，上帝的殿堂”（OBGT）研究旨在调查6至11岁非裔美国儿童的饮食、身体活动和身体形象行为；非裔美国儿童、家长和教会领袖对基于宗教的肥胖干预措施的接受程度；以及在主日学校环境中实施基于宗教的肥胖课程的优势和障碍。采用基于社区的参与性研究方法来开发一种肥胖干预措施，以便融入针对非裔美国儿童的教会主日学校环境。一个社区咨询网络与研究人员合作，开发了一个为期12周、符合文化背景的基于宗教的肥胖干预措施。未来工作将测试新创建的课程对非裔美国儿童肥胖相关结果的有效性。
