Development of an internet-based obesity prevention program for children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Childhood obesity is a growing problem, particularly in rural, Louisiana school children. Traditionally, school-based obesity prevention programs have used a primary prevention approach. Finding methods to deliver secondary prevention programs to large numbers of students without singling out overweight students has been a challenge. An innovative approach to achieving this goal is through use of an Internet intervention targeted toward a student's weight status. This article describes the Louisiana (LA) Health Internet intervention, including the student Web site, the Internet counselor Web site, and the Internet counseling process.

Method

The LA Health Internet intervention had separate interfaces for students and Internet counselors. The main features of the st

SUBMITTER: Gabriele JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2901051 | biostudies-literature | 2010 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature