This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing theresources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject andinvestigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source,and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed isfor the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator.We plan to develop and implement a multidisciplinary trans-community obesity prevention intervention among American Indian and Hispanic children ages 3 to 5 enrolled in Head Start programs in rural New Mexico. The intervention will include six components:1 - A curriculum for Head Start classrooms.2 - An in-service training program for Head Start teachers and aides.3 - Food service training for Head Start cooks and food service staff.4 - A home and Head Start-based program for families.5 - Use of local health care providers as change agents and role models.6 -Community grocery store program to increase availability and promotion of healthy food options.To measure the adherence, acceptability, ease of delivery, exposure, and fidelity of the trans-community obesity prevention intervention with American Indian and Hispanic children ages 3 to 5 years.
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