Reducing Health Disparities in Childhood Obesity
Obesity
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Obesity
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
1st through 3rd grade students in the participating schools.
Exclusion Criteria:
The only exclusion criteria will be the diagnosis of an intellectual disability, such as:
Autism Spectrum Disorder Down Syndrome Fragile X Fetal Alcohol and/or a physical disability, such as wheelchair use
This decision was made because of the added resources required to evaluate these children, as well as the inability to sample enough of these children to adequately draw conclusions.
No other exclusion criteria will be used.
Sites / Locations
- University of South CarolinaRecruiting
- Michael BeetsRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Summer Programming
Comparison/Control
The summer day camps are not singularly focused, such as sport camps or academic only camps. Rather, the camps provide indoor and outdoor opportunities for children to be physically active each day, provide enrichment and academic programming, as well as provide breakfast, lunch, and snacks. To standardize programming, the schools operate their camps on the same daily schedules which are developed by the same district-level personnel, with identical programmatic content delivered across all schools. The schools also provide the same meals to all children enrolled. The meals adhere to the Summer Food Service Program nutrition guidelines and are reimbursed through existing federal food programs.
The children in the control group will be children enrolled in the same schools as those randomized to receive summer programming. The comparison/control group will not receive a voucher to attend a summer camp.