An eight-month joint study with UNT conducted to address barriers, facilitate obesity prevention, and promote physical activity, especially walking, in low-income families with children aged birth to 5 years, through cooperation with local Head Start centers.
This intervention included:
- Center-based strategies
- Changes in environment and physical activity policies
- Staff training/education, and
- An FMS-oriented recess program)
- Home-based strategies
- Parental engagement/ education
- Changes to the home physical activity environment (including incentives and park activities)
