Bohnert Amy, Zarrett Nicole, Beets Michael W, Hall Georgia, Buscemi Joanna, Heard Amy, Pate Russell
Department of Psychology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
Transl Behav Med. 2017 Dec;7(4):912-914. doi: 10.1007/s13142-017-0512-2.
The Society of Behavioral Medicine recommends adoption of policies at the district, state, and federal levels that minimize weight gain among youth over the summertime, particularly among low-income, minority school-age youth who appear to be at greater risk. Policies that facilitate (1) partnerships between school districts and community organizations to provide affordable summertime programming, (2) strategic efforts by schools and communities to encourage families to enroll and attend summertime programming via the creation of community-wide summertime offerings offices, (3) adoption of joint-use/shared use agreements in communities to promote use of indoor and outdoor school facilities to provide affordable programming during the summer months, and (4) implementation of strategies that help summer programs achieve the Healthy Eating and Physical Activity (HEPA) standards which have been endorsed by the Healthy Out-of-School Time (HOST) coalition. Research is needed to elucidate key mechanisms by which involvement in structured programming may reduce weight gain over the summer months.
行为医学协会建议在地区、州和联邦层面采取政策，尽量减少青少年在夏季的体重增加，尤其是低收入、少数族裔学龄青少年，他们似乎面临更大风险。这些政策应促进：（1）学区与社区组织建立伙伴关系，以提供负担得起的暑期活动项目；（2）学校和社区做出战略努力，通过设立全社区暑期活动服务办公室，鼓励家庭报名参加暑期活动项目；（3）社区采用联合使用/共享使用协议，以促进在夏季利用室内和室外学校设施提供负担得起的活动项目；（4）实施有助于暑期项目达到健康饮食和体育活动（HEPA）标准的策略，这些标准已得到校外健康时光（HOST）联盟的认可。需要开展研究，以阐明参与结构化活动项目可能减少夏季体重增加的关键机制。
