Shape-Up and Eat Right Families Pilot Program: Feasibility of a Weight Management Shared Medical Appointment Model in African-Americans With Obesity at an Urban Academic Medical Center

Shape-Up and Eat Right Families Pilot Program: Feasibility of a Weight Management Shared Medical Appointment Model in African-Americans With Obesity at an Urban Academic Medical Center

ObjectivesDisparities in obesity care exist among African-American children and adults. We sought to test the feasibility of a pilot program, a 1-year family-based intervention for African-American families with obesity [shape up and eat right (SUPER)], adopting the shared medical appointment model...

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Main Authors: Gitanjali Srivastava, Kenya D. Palmer, Kathy A. Ireland, Ashley C. McCarthy, Kate E. Donovan, Aaron J. Manders, Juhee McDougal, Carine M. Lenders, Caroline M. Apovian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
shape-up and eat right families
weight loss in ethnic minorities
shared medical appointments
family-based weight loss
disparities to obesity care
maternal-child health
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2018.00101/full

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