ArticleJournal of nutrition education and behavior
Latino Parents' Perceptions of Physical Activity and Healthy Eating: At the Intersection of Culture, Family, and Health.
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- Eastern North Carolina Head Start Teachers' personal and professional experiences with healthy eating and physical activity: a qualitative exploration.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
- Perceptions and Barriers to Physical Activity in Childhood and Adulthood Among Latinas.Health behavior and policy review · 2021Article
- Implementation Monitoring of a Promotora-Led, Home-Based Obesity Prevention Pilot Study With Latino Preschool Children and Their Mothers.International quarterly of community health education · 2021Article
- Exploring Eating Challenges and Food Selectivity for Latinx Children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder Using Qualitative Visual Methodology: Implications for Oral Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- How Minority Parents Could Help Children Develop Healthy Eating Behaviors: Parent and Child Perspectives.Nutrients · 2020Article
- A qualitative analysis of the social and cultural contexts that shape screen time use in Latino families living on the U.S.-Mexico border.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2020Article
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objectiveTo explore Latino parents' perspectives on healthy living and identify strategies to incorporate in a future child obesity intervention.
designDescriptive, qualitative study.
settingParticipants were recruited from an emerging Latino community (area with low [ < 5%] yet growing concentrations of Latinos) in Allegheny County, PA.
participantsThirty-two parents of preschool children participated in 5 Spanish-language focus groups. PHENOMENON OF INTEREST: Parents' perceptions of a healthy lifestyle (ie, physical activity and nutrition). ANALYSIS: Data were analyzed using the constant comparison method to identify salient categories, themes, and patterns.
resultsThree overarching themes were identified: (1) Healthy Living: Beyond One's Control; (2) Estamos Acostumbrados [We Are Used to a Certain Lifestyle]; and (3) Latin American and US Culture Conflict. In general, parents perceived maintaining a healthy lifestyle to require enormous effort and that change was difficult given a lack of knowledge and control. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Key intervention approaches with this population may include a focus on the family environment. Increasing knowledge, building self-efficacy, and modeling behavior through family recipe preparation and physical activity breaks may be necessary, as well as an emphasis on and orientation to community resources to support behavior change and physical activity and healthy eating habits.
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