Healthy Habits, Happy Homes: randomized trial to improve household routines for obesity prevention among preschool-aged children

• Published in: JAMA pediatrics Vol. 167; no. 11; p. 1072
• Main Authors: Haines, Jess, McDonald, Julia, O'Brien, Ashley, Sherry, Bettylou, Bottino, Clement J, Schmidt, Marie Evans, Taveras, Elsie M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2013
• Subjects: Body Mass Index; Child, Preschool; Counseling; Female; Habits; Health Behavior; Health Promotion; Humans; Life Style; Male; Meals; Obesity - ethnology; Obesity - prevention & control; Poverty; Sleep; Social Class; Television - statistics & numerical data

Racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities exist across risk factors for childhood obesity. To examine the effectiveness of a home-based intervention to improve household routines known to be associated with childhood obesity among a sample of low-income, racial/ethnic minority families with young...