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Development of an educational intervention to promote healthy eating and physical activity in Mexican school-age children

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  • Amaya-Castellanos, Claudia
  • Shamah-Levy, Teresa
  • Escalante-Izeta, Ericka
  • Morales-Ruán, María del Carmen
  • Jiménez-Aguilar, Alejandra
  • Salazar-Coronel, Araceli
  • Uribe-Carvajal, Rebeca
  • Amaya-Castellanos, Alejandra

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Mexico has the highest and most alarming rates of childhood obesity worldwide. A study conducted in the State of Mexico revealed that one of every three children presents overweight or obesity. The objective of this paper is to provide a step-by-step description of the design and implementation of an educational intervention to promote healthy eating and physical activity called “Healthy Recess”. The educational intervention was designed using the six stages of the Health Communication Process. This methodological model allowed identifying the needs of school-age children on information and participation in activities. In order to improve the strategy, adjustments were made to the print and audiovisual materials as well as to assessment tools. Typography was modified as well as the color of the images in student's workbook and facilitator's; special effects of the videos were increased; the narration of the radio spots was improved and common words and phrases were included. The Health Communication Process is an effective tool for program planners to design interventions aimed at managing prevalent health problems such as overweight and obesity in school-age children.

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  • Amaya-Castellanos, Claudia & Shamah-Levy, Teresa & Escalante-Izeta, Ericka & Morales-Ruán, María del Carmen & Jiménez-Aguilar, Alejandra & Salazar-Coronel, Araceli & Uribe-Carvajal, Rebeca & Amaya-Cas, 2015. "Development of an educational intervention to promote healthy eating and physical activity in Mexican school-age children," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 52(C), pages 159-168.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:epplan:v:52:y:2015:i:c:p:159-168
    DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2015.05.002
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