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Power-Up: A Collaborative After-School Program to Prevent Obesity in African American Children
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2011
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Physical ActivityAfrican American ChildrenPublic Health NutritionEducationSchool HealthHealth PreventionObesityNutrition EducationPublic HealthObesity RiskHealth EducationPrevent ObesityPublic Health InterventionCommunity-based Participatory ResearchHealth PolicyHealth PromotionObesity ManagementHealth EquityCommunity HealthChildhood ObesityHealth BehaviorCommunity Health SciencesChild NutritionCollaborative After-school ProgramMedicine
Objective: To assess the feasibility of Power-Up, an after-school program to decrease obesity risk among African American children, using community-based participatory research (CBPR) principles.