Volume 10,Special Issue1: Obesity Prevention and Intervention Across the Lifespan – August 2012

Table of Contents

CJHP Editorial Board
Table of Contents
Editorial
      Community-Based Obesity Prevention and Intervention
Approaches: From Infancy to Adulthood
      Chia-Hsin Emily Cheng
i-ii
iii-ivv

Research and Theory

The Development and Pilot Testing of Active Kids: A Park-Based Afterschool Physical Activity Program for Hispanic Youth
Lenny D. Wiersma and Daniela A. Rubin
1-12
Creating Playgrounds, Where Playgrounds Do Not Exist: A Community Based Approach
Alejandro Espinoza, Shari McMahan, Todd Naffzinger, and Lenny D. Wiersma
13-19
The Effect of a Garden-Based Nutrition Education Program on the Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables by Hispanic Children
Megan Somerville, Lisa A. Kessler, Sharonda P. Wallace, and Bonny Burns-Whitmore
20-25
Kick Start Your Day: A Pilot Investigation of a Family Based Nutrition and Physical Activity Program Targeting Low-Income Latino Families
Rehanna Mohammad, Shari McMahan, Michele Mouttapa, and Yuese Zhang
26-33
Process Evaluations for a Multisite Nutrition Education Program
Paul Branscum and Gail Kaye
34-39
Using the Multi-Attribute Utility Model to Better Understand Fruit and Vegetable Intake among College Students
Anna Stiles Hanlon, Jie Wu Weiss, Shari McMahan, and Emily Chen
40-56
Physical Activity in Children with Prader-Willi Syndrome:
A Parents’ Perspective
Daniela A. Rubin, Michele Mouttapa, Jie Wu Weiss, and Angelica Barrera-Ng
57-66

Brief Report

An Educational Telenovela (Soap Opera) Approach to Promote Breastfeeding among U.S. Latinas
Belinda Prado, Shari McMahan, Michele Mouttapa, Irene Salazar, Gail Love, and Sherry Norwood
67-73
Family and Personal Predictors of Early Adolescent Eating Patterns
Stephen L. Brown, James Teufel, Yuba R. Gautam, Christie Norrick, and David Birch
74-80

Book Review


Michael J. Rovito
81-83