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Trends in Nutrition and Exercise Counseling among Adolescents in the Health Care Environment
Joint Authors
Crawford, Patricia B.
Peart, Tasha
Source
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-08-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
Obesity is a serious health threat, particularly among racial/ethnic minorities and those who are uninsured, yet little is known about the implementation of nutrition or exercise counseling or the combination of both among these groups.
Trends in counseling by race/ethnicity and types of insurance were examined.
Methods.
Trend analyses were conducted with the California Health Interview Surveys among those ages 12–17 for the period 2003–2009.
Results.
Race/Ethnicity: Receipt of both counseling methods declined from 2003–2009 for all racial/ethnic groups, except Hispanics and Whites, for whom increases in counseling began after 2007.
Hispanics and African Americans generally reported higher levels of nutrition than exercise counseling, while Whites generally reported higher levels of exercise than nutrition counseling for the study period.
Insurance Type: Receipt of both counseling methods appeared to decline from 2003–2009 among all insurance types, although after 2007, a slight increase was observed for the low-cost/free insurance group.
Those with private health insurance generally received more exercise counseling than nutrition counseling over the study period.
Conclusions.
Counseling among all racial/ethnic groups and insurance types is warranted, but particularly needed for African Americans, American Indian/Alaska Natives, and the uninsured as they are at highest risk for developing obesity.
Institutional and policy changes in the health care environment will be beneficial in helping to promote obesity-related counseling.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Peart, Tasha& Crawford, Patricia B.. 2012. Trends in Nutrition and Exercise Counseling among Adolescents in the Health Care Environment. Journal of Environmental and Public Health،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510652
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Peart, Tasha& Crawford, Patricia B.. Trends in Nutrition and Exercise Counseling among Adolescents in the Health Care Environment. Journal of Environmental and Public Health No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510652
American Medical Association (AMA)
Peart, Tasha& Crawford, Patricia B.. Trends in Nutrition and Exercise Counseling among Adolescents in the Health Care Environment. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510652
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-510652