scholarly journals An OWL 2-Based Knowledge Platform Combining the Social and Semantic Webs for an Ambient Childhood Obesity Prevention System

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 110-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinan El-Hachem ◽  
Arash Shaban-Nejad ◽  
Volker Haarslev ◽  
Laurette DubŽ ◽  
David L. Buckeridge
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
Childhood Obesity Prevention ◽  
The Social ◽  
Prevention System ◽  
Knowledge Platform

scholarly journals Coalition-Committees as Network Interventions: Baseline Network Composition in Context of Childhood Obesity Prevention Interventions

Systems ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Travis R. Moore ◽  
Mark C. Pachucki ◽  
Larissa Calancie ◽  
Ariella R. Korn ◽  
Erin Hennessy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
Community Coalitions ◽  
Childhood Obesity Prevention ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Contextual Understanding ◽  
The Social ◽  
Prevention Interventions ◽  
Network Composition ◽  
Committee Network

Community coalitions can address local issues with deep, historic, and contextual understanding that enables customized implementation of evidence-based strategies. The individuals within the coalition, their partnerships, and the social context is likely an important component of unraveling the challenges of implementation so interventions reach people in need. We focus on the relevance of baseline coalition-committee network (CCN), the networks of purposely formed subcommittees within community coalitions, structure as one of the moderating, theoretical links between community coalition social networks and intervention success. We explore the baseline composition and characteristics of five CCNs at the beginning of childhood obesity prevention interventions. Using a combination of social network, multidimensional scaling, and correspondence analyses, we examine the structure and heterogeneity of five CCNs, each consisting of a core group of stakeholders in the coalition and sometimes the broader community itself. Cross-sectional analyses are used to examine the composition of coalition-committees related to network density, centralization, hierarchy, and coalition demographics and characteristics. Results indicate that CCNs are patterned in their structure and characteristics, and we discuss whether adjustments to childhood obesity prevention interventions according to baseline structure and characteristics could be advantageous for intervention implementation. Together, these findings can inform future longitudinal investigations into CCN network structure.

Examining Whether the Social Cognitive Theory Concepts Predict Childhood Obesity Prevention Outcome Expectations

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-151
Author(s):  
Dayna S. Alexander ◽  
Chunhua Cao ◽  
Moya L. Alfonso
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Moral Disengagement ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Outcome Expectations ◽  
Childhood Obesity Prevention ◽  
The Social

The social cognitive theory (SCT) has been used to explain and promote childhood obesity prevention behaviors. We examined whether the SCT concepts predicted outcome expectations of childhood obesity among the children of African American caregivers. Caregivers ( n  = 128) completed the childhood obesity perceptions paper-based survey. A multiple linear regression was conducted to determine the direct effects of moral disengagement, environment, self-efficacy, and behavioral capability on outcome expectations ( p < .05). A mediation analysis using a bootstrapping bias correction method was used to test whether self-efficacy and behavioral capability mediated the effect of moral disengagement and environment on outcome expectations. Caregivers reported high levels of moral disengagement ( M = 4.13; standard deviation [ SD] = 0.70) and self-efficacy ( M = 4.26; SD = 0.64) and moderate levels of behavioral capability ( M = 2.83; SD = 0.75) and environment ( M = 2.92; SD = 0.74). Findings indicated the hypothesized relationships in the SCT were not fully supported. In addition, the indirect effects of environment on outcome expectations were not statistically significantly mediated by behavioral capability. This research warrants more attention in testing the SCT concepts for the development of childhood obesity prevention efforts that prioritize African American families in rural communities.

scholarly journals Sustainability of Effects of an Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Trial Over Time

2015 ◽  
Vol 169 (6) ◽  
pp. 543 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Ming Wen ◽  
Louise A. Baur ◽  
Judy M. Simpson ◽  
Huilan Xu ◽  
Alison J. Hayes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
Prevention Trial ◽  
Childhood Obesity Prevention ◽  
Early Childhood Obesity ◽  
Over Time

A Multidisciplinary Approach to Childhood Obesity Prevention in Pediatric Primary Care

2015 ◽  
Vol 115 (9) ◽  
pp. A37
Author(s):  
P. Reichert-Anderson ◽  
N. Copperman ◽  
P. Yang ◽  
C. Yang ◽  
R.J. Schneyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
Pediatric Primary Care ◽  
Childhood Obesity Prevention
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