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W Dietz

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A five-stage model for sustaining a community campaign.

The Sisters Together, Move More Eat Better pilot communication program focuses on young Black women in three inner-city communities to encourage improved nutrition and increased physical activity. The design for Sisters Together is based on an expansion of a public health campaign that combines social marketing with community building efforts. The pilot program design comprises five phases: design, promotion, demonstration, transfer, and sustained activity. The proposed five-stage model holds potential for increasing the life span of a campaign and contributing to community building. Partnerships and coalition development promise to maintain the campaign beyond the limited budget period. This descriptive article illustrates the elements of a hybrid model for the design of a communication program with examples from Sisters Together, Move More Eat Better, a pilot program currently in the last year of implementation.

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Factors associated with childhood obesity.

Childhood obesity is associated with host factors that enhance susceptibility and environmental factors that increase food intake and decrease energy expenditure. Obese children underreport food intake and probably consume more food to maintain their weight at increased levels. Prevalence of obesity is related to family variables, including parental obesity, family size and age, and socioeconomic status. Television viewing is strongly associated with the prevalence of obesity through its impact on food intake and activity. How these environmental variables are behaviorally interrelated to the genesis of obesity is unclear.

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Physical activity and childhood obesity.

The most variable component of energy expenditure is activity. Fidgeting, an undetectable type of low-grade activity, may account for more expenditure than once thought. Television viewing, which is considered a major source of inactivity, and parents' activity patterns are both directly related to childhood obesity. Physical activity, preferably routine or life-style activities, used in the context of a mixed program involving diet can have a significant impact on childhood obesity.

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