Attitudes of African American advocates toward childhood obesity
The objective of this study was to report the childhood obesity-related attitudes and beliefs of community advocates who are serving African-American children. Attendees at the 2009 National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI) annual meeting who also attended the session on childhood obesity were surveyed. Survey respondents felt that social determinants like heavy advertising, high cost of healthful food, etc were contributors to the childhood obesity epidemic while simultaneously believing that parents were ultimately responsible for shaping their children’s eating behaviors.
Full citation: Johnson-Askew WL, Fisher R, Henderson K, Schwartz M. Attitudes of African American advocates toward childhood obesity. Ethn Dis. 2011;21(3):268-273.