[Source: ScienceDaily] – Community intervention can help American Indian families change behavior related to early childhood weight gain and obesity, according to a new Kaiser Permanente and Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB) study.
The study, published online in the Journal of Community Health, also finds that adding in-home visits to the community intervention has an even more profound effect on behavior change, and can reduce a child’s body mass index.
Funded by the National Institutes of Health, this is the first study to target obesity prevention among American Indian children starting at birth.
For more information: Community Interventions and in-Home Visits May Slow Excess Weight Gain in American Indian Children