Designing for Multilevel Behavior Change: A Father-Focused Nutrition and Physical Activity Program for Mexican-Heritage Families in South Texas Border Communities

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dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Cassandra M.
dc.contributor.authorSharkey, Joseph R.
dc.contributor.authorUmstattd Meyer, M. Renee
dc.contributor.authorGomez, Luis
dc.contributor.authorAllicock, Marlyn
dc.contributor.authorProchnow, Tyler
dc.contributor.authorBeltran, Elva
dc.contributor.authorMartinez, Luz
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-16T19:32:35Z
dc.date.available2022-11-16T19:32:35Z
dc.date.issued2021-09-26
dc.description.abstractFathers significantly influence family functioning, as coparents and partners, and must be part of family-based approaches to behavioral health interventions or programs. But little is known regarding how to support Latino fathers in health promotion within their family systems, specifically for Latino families living in border communities. Program development was embedded in a larger community-based grant and part of a longstanding academic-community collaboration. An interdisciplinary research team applied theories related to health behavior, family systems, behavior change, and community engagement to develop a father-focused and family-centered behavioral program for Mexican-heritage fathers and children living near the Texas-Mexico border to support changes in nutrition and physical activity at the individual and family levels. Promotoras de salud (trained community health workers) delivered the program through group sessions, check-in calls, and at-home activities. Group session activities were designed to engage family triads and dyads using experiential education related to nutrition and physical activity, like cooking lessons and active play, over a six-week period. Future research can use the program approach and curricula as a roadmap for designing context-specific and culturally-relevant programs for Latino families. Additional research is needed to explore how approaches like this can support families and their health goals.
dc.description.departmentFamily and Consumer Sciences
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dc.format.extent23 pages
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dc.identifier.citationJohnson, C. M., Sharkey, J. R., Umstattd Meyer, M. R., Gómez, L., Allicock, M. A., Prochnow, T., Beltrán, E., Martinez, L. (2021). Designing for multilevel behavior change: A father-focused nutrition and physical activity program for Mexican-Heritage families in South Texas border communities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(19), 10117.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910117
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/16308
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
dc.rights.licenseThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
dc.sourceInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021, Vol. 18, No. 19, 10117.
dc.subjectcolonias
dc.subjectpromotoras
dc.subjectLatino fathers
dc.subjectfamily systems
dc.subjecthealth promotion
dc.subjectrural
dc.subjectFamily and Consumer Sciences
dc.titleDesigning for Multilevel Behavior Change: A Father-Focused Nutrition and Physical Activity Program for Mexican-Heritage Families in South Texas Border Communities
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