Shared Culture: Obesity, Poverty, and Health Ministry

共同文化：肥胖、贫困和卫生部

• 批准号: 6933925
• 负责人: ANDRA S OPALINSKI
• 金额: $ 3.1万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-09-01 至 2006-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6933925
• 关键词: Hispanic Americans; adult human (21+); attitude; behavioral /social science research tag; caregivers; caucasian American; child (0-11); clinical research; community health services; culture; epidemiology; health behavior; health disparity; human subject; low socioeconomic status; medically underserved population; obesity; occupations; pediatrics; predoctoral investigator; racial /ethnic difference; religion; religious group; social group; social organization

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this proposed study is to explore the cultural knowledge preferences of three cultures related to childhood obesity and the role of the faith community in addressing childhood obesity. Approximately 1 in 4 children in the U.S. is either obese or at risk of being obese. There is currently a push for faith-based initiatives focusing on improving human services for our country's neediest. In addition, health ministries of church congregations have begun to take a role in health promotion activities within communities. However, to date no health ministry programs specifically address children's health needs, such as childhood obesity prevention/reduction. A focused ethnographic design utilizing a systematic ethnographic method known as consensus analysis will be used to examine these cultures. Sample will include low income white and Latino caregivers of children and faith community leaders. The significance of the study is to determine if any shared knowledge and attitudes exist between these cultures in order to develop culturally competent programs for childhood obesity prevention/reduction within the community health area of health ministries.

描述（由申请人提供）：这项拟议研究的目的是探讨三种文化中与儿童肥胖相关的文化知识偏好以及信仰社区在解决儿童肥胖问题中的作用。在美国，大约四分之一的儿童肥胖或有肥胖的风险。目前正在推动基于信仰的举措，重点是改善为我国最需要帮助的人提供的服务。此外，教会的卫生部已开始在社区内的健康促进活动中发挥作用。然而，迄今为止，卫生部还没有专门解决儿童健康需求的计划，例如预防/减少儿童肥胖。利用称为共识分析的系统人种学方法的集中人种学设计将用于检查这些文化。样本将包括低收入白人和拉丁裔儿童看护者以及信仰社区领袖。该研究的意义在于确定这些文化之间是否存在任何共同的知识和态度，以便在卫生部的社区卫生领域内制定具有文化能力的儿童肥胖预防/减少计划。