Translating Research on Healthy Lifestyles for Children: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Populations
This article provides two examples of approaches nursing can take to reach diverse populations of children and their families to enhance health lifestyles. First, a descriptive summary of a brief after-school intervention program aimed at influencing 8- and 9-year-old children's media habits and the prevention of negative health behaviors is presented. Design consideration for translating health lifestyles research findings into a nurse-managed inner city primary care practice is reviewed in the second example.
Department of Family Health Care Nursing, University of California, 2 Koret Way, Box 0606, San Francisco, CA 94143–0606, USA
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This work was partially supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Nursing Research (1 RO1 NR04680-01A2) “Prevention Interventions in Hispanic and Anglo Children” and from the Health Resources and Services Administration (07-40314 NEPR) “Improving Health Equity for Children and Families.”
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