Overweight in urban, low-income, African American and Hispanic children attending Los Angeles elementary schools: research stimulating action |
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| Authors: | Slusser Wendelin M Cumberland William G Browdy Ben L Winham Donna M Neumann Charlotte G |
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| Institution: | UCLA School of Public Health, Box 951772, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772, USA. wslusser@ucla.edu |
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| Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to establish the prevalence and severity of nutritional problems among low-income children of elementary school age in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) in order to collect baseline data to inform policy-makers. DESIGN AND METHODS: A cross-sectional survey of children in 14 elementary schools was conducted from January to June, 1998. Nine hundred and nineteen children were measured and interviewed. The planning, design and data analysis were carried out in collaboration with key LAUSD policy-makers. RESULTS: More than 35% of the sample was classified as being at risk for overweight or overweight according to body mass index. CONCLUSION: There is a high prevalence of children who are at risk for overweight or who are overweight in Los Angeles. This finding has triggered the development of multiple school-based intervention programmes. |
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