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Adaptation and dissemination of an evidence-based obesity prevention intervention: Design of a comparative effectiveness trial
Faculty Publications – College of Science and Health
  • Joanna Buscemi, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Angela Odoms-Young, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Melinda L. Stolley, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Lara Blumstein, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Michael L. Berbaum, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Jennifer McCaffrey, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
  • Anastasia M. Montoya, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Carol Braunschweig, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Marian L. Fitzgibbon, University of Illinois at Chicago
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2014
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Abstract

Low-income youth are at increased risk for excess weight gain. Although evidence-based prevention programs exist, successful adaptation to provide wide dissemination presents a challenge. Hip-Hop to Health (HH) is a school-based obesity prevention intervention that targets primarily preschool children of low-income families. In a large randomized controlled trial, HH was found to be efficacious for prevention of excessive weight gain. The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) are USDA-funded nutrition education programs offered to low-income families, and may provide an ideal platform for the wide dissemination of evidence-based obesity prevention programs. A research–practice partnership was established in order to conduct formative research to guide the adaptation and implementation of HH through EFNEP and SNAP-Ed. We present the design and method of a comparative effectiveness trial that will determine the efficacy of HH when delivered by peer educators through these programs compared to the standard EFNEP and SNAP-Ed nutrition education (NE) curriculum. Results from this trial will inform larger scale dissemination. The dissemination of HH through government programs has the potential to increase the reach of efficacious obesity prevention programs that target low-income children and families.

Citation Information
Contemporary Clinical Trials Volume 38, Issue 2, July 2014, Pages 355-360