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From Clinic to Community: Adapting Evidence-Based Weight Management for Overweight Latinx Children to Better Address Social Determinants.

Lisa Ross DeCampJennifer AcostaMonica Guerrero VazquezSarah Polk
Published in: Health promotion practice (2021)
We successfully engaged a stakeholder network and, using a systematic process, identified adaptations of an evidence-based weight management intervention to allow for community-based implementation. Sustainably addressing obesity disparities for Latinx children also requires addressing structural factors to reduce social determinants of health barriers at the population level.
Keyphrases
  • weight loss
  • healthcare
  • weight gain
  • mental health
  • physical activity
  • young adults
  • primary care
  • body mass index
  • public health
  • body weight
  • adipose tissue
  • skeletal muscle
  • human health
  • network analysis