School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
Detroit Health Department, Detroit, MI 48207, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Jun 28;15(7):1354. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15071354.
African-American girls experience higher rates of obesity than other youth and are more likely to live in environments that may inhibit healthy lifestyles. Focus groups with African-American girls (14.2 ± 2.36 years) and their mothers were conducted to explore socio-cultural and physical factors within the home, neighborhood, and school environments that influence physical activity (PA) and food choices (i.e., availability and accessibility). Being active at home was dependent on availability of unstructured PA, possibility of activity with family/friends/pet, structured sports in the community, and perceived safety of neighborhood. Girls reported unhealthy foods and excessive snacking as issues at home while citing choice of school meals vs. vending machine items and easy accessibility to fast food restaurants as concerns at school. Learning more about the PA and food environments is a fundamental step to develop effective and innovative, environmental strategies to address unhealthy weight-related behaviors in this population.
非裔美国女孩比其他青少年更容易肥胖，并且更有可能生活在可能抑制健康生活方式的环境中。本研究对非裔美国女孩（14.2 ± 2.36 岁）及其母亲进行了焦点小组讨论，以探索家庭、社区和学校环境中的社会文化和身体因素，这些因素会影响身体活动（PA）和食物选择（即供应和可及性）。在家中进行体育活动取决于有无无组织的体育活动、是否有可能与家人/朋友/宠物一起活动、社区中是否有结构化的运动以及社区的安全感知。女孩们在家中报告了不健康的食物和过度吃零食的问题，同时还提到了学校餐食与自动售货机食品的选择以及快餐店的便利性问题。了解更多关于 PA 和食物环境的知识是制定有效和创新的环境策略的基本步骤，这些策略可以解决该人群中与体重相关的不健康行为。
