Communities Creating Healthy Environments to Combat Obesity: Preliminary Evaluation Findings From Two Case Studies.

While there is growing faith in community organizing to influence policy as a way to improve the built environment and increase food or recreational equity, relatively little research is available examining the successes and challenges of community organizing in Latino communities attempting to redu...

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Publicado en:Californian Journal of Health Promotion Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 88 - 99
Autores principales: González, Erualdo Romero, Villanueva, Sandra, Grills, Cheryl N.
Formato: case study pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: California State University, Fullerton Aug2012
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          González, Erualdo Romero
          Villanueva, Sandra
          Grills, Cheryl N.
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          Child Health
          Obesity Prevention and Control
          Hispanic Americans
          Community Programs
          Consumer Advocacy Methods
          Health Promotion Methods
          Program Evaluation
          Human
          Organizational Objectives
          Public Policy
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          California
          Texas
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      ab: While there is growing faith in community organizing to influence policy as a way to improve the built environment and increase food or recreational equity, relatively little research is available examining the successes and challenges of community organizing in Latino communities attempting to reduce obesity. Using process and outcome evaluation data, we present preliminary findings from a study of two community-based organizations that are making efforts to increase access to physical activity and access to healthy foods in predominantly Latino areas. The organizations are part of Communities Creating Healthy Environments (CCHE), a national initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to prevent childhood obesity. Both community-based organizations were able to achieve redistribution of public resources to advance their CCHE objectives. We discuss the study's implications, including the need for public policy research around obesity that examines community organizing as an intervention.
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