Trial reportAmerican journal of health promotion : AJHP2018
Healthy Immigrant Families: Randomized Controlled Trial of a Family-Based Nutrition and Physical Activity Intervention.
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- Effectiveness of Digital Health Interventions on Body Weight and Dietary Intake Outcomes Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) and Indigenous Populations: A Systematic Review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Pooled it
- Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Interventions for improving health literacy in migrants.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
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- Effects of community health worker-based interventions on physical activity levels in children: a systematic review.Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo · 2021Pooled it
- Predicting personal physical activity of parents during participation in a family intervention targeting their children.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Self-Efficacy Is Associated with Health Behaviors Related To Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk Among Hispanic/Latinx and Somali Immigrants To the United States.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Trial
- Effects of a lifestyle programme on accelerometer-measured physical activity level and sedentary time on overweight and obese women of Somali background living in Norway.BMC public health · 2025Trial
- Pilot Social Network Weight Loss Intervention With Two Immigrant Populations During the COVID-19 Pandemic.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2022Trial
- Reducing Obesogenic Eating Behaviors in Hispanic Children through a Family-Based, Culturally-Tailored RCT:International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Physical activity change after a promotora-led intervention in low-income Mexican American women residing in South Texas.BMC public health · 2019Trial
- Physical activity and cardiovascular disease among African-born people living in the US: a scoping review.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Multilevel Interventions Demonstrate Mixed Effectiveness for Improving Blood Pressure Outcomes: A Rapid Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Using the Reach Effectiveness Adoption Implementation Maintenance (RE-AIM) Framework to Evaluate a Tailored Education Program to Reduce Obesity-Related Cancers in El Paso, Texas.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Negative mood is associated with sociobehavioral factors contributing to cardiovascular risk in an immigrant population.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Negative Mood is Associated with Sociobehavioral Factors Contributing to Cardiovascular Risk in an Immigrant Population.Research square · 2024Article
- Healthy immigrant community study protocol: A randomized controlled trial of a social network intervention for cardiovascular risk reduction among Hispanic and Somali adults.Contemporary clinical trials · 2024Article
- A controlled weight loss intervention study among women of Somali background in Norway.Journal of migration and health · 2024Article
- Interventions to prevent obesity in school-aged children 6-18 years: An update of a Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis including studies from 2015-2021.EClinicalMedicine · 2022Article
- Barriers and facilitators to healthy active living in South Asian families in Canada: a thematic analysis.BMJ open · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate a healthy eating and physical activity intervention for immigrant families, derived through community-based participatory research.
designThe Healthy Immigrant Families study was a randomized controlled trial with delayed intervention control group, with families as the randomization unit.
settingUS Midwest city.
participantsParticipants were recruited by community partners from Hispanic, Somali, and Sudanese immigrant communities.
interventionFamily health promoters from participating communities delivered 6 healthy eating modules, 4 physical activity modules, and 2 modules synthesizing information in 12 home visits (60-90 minutes) within the first 6 months. Up to 12 follow-up phone calls to each participant occurred within the second 6 months. MEASURES: Primary measures were dietary quality measured with weekday 24-hour recall and reported as Healthy Eating Index score (0-100) and physical activity measured with accelerometers (14 wear days) at baseline, 6, 12, and 24 months.
resultsIn total, 151 persons (81 adolescents and 70 adults; 44 families) were randomly assigned. At 12 months, significant improvement occurred in Healthy Eating Index scores for adults in the intervention group compared with controls (change, +8.6 vs -4.4; P < .01) and persisted at 24 months (+7.4 from baseline; P < .01). No differences were observed for adolescents and no significant differences occurred between groups for physical activity.
conclusionThis intervention produced sustained dietary quality improvement among adults but not among adolescents. Program outcomes are relevant to communities working to decrease cardiovascular risk among immigrant populations.
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