Pedometer and Social Learning Intervention for 5th Grade Students at Bryan Elementary School in Plant City, Florida
Allison Edmonds, Nursing, Frances M. Sahebzamani, Medicine, John Malone, Medicine and Lois Babione, Medicine, working with the School District of Hillsborough County.
Description:
In the past 20 years, obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. In Florida an estimated 15 percent of 6-17-year-olds are overweight. Obesity and being overweight are highly prevalent and preventable; it can cause risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and premature death. A factor that leads to obesity is not enough physical activity, and about 50 percent of adolescents ages 12-21 do not engage in physical activity. In this study the effects of a pedometer and self-efficacy program on physical activity of students at the 5th grade level attending a largely Hispanic, Title I school will be analyzed. Data from the project will be used to enhance current or create future interventions for increasing physical activity for school children and form the basis of a district-wide pedometer intervention for 5th graders.
Contact Person: Allison Edmonds
Funding for Academic Year: 2004-05