Topic > Get Fit with the Grizzlies - 1511

The article I chose to analyze is titled Get Fit with the Grizzlies: A Community-School-Home Initiative to Combat Childhood Obesity, which focused on the determinants linked to social and physical health in their strategy to tackle childhood obesity and promote change. Research conducted by C. Irwin, R. Irwin, Miller, Somes, and Richey (2010) regarding the development of a community health promotion program shares similarities with various aspects of the nutrition team video and components of the nutrition team framework. health promotion program. As noted previously, social and physical determinants of health contributed to the developmental process and helped determine social needs, as represented by this group's population of interest. The population used by the nutritional group involved 9-10 year old children, who were already part of a pre-established group that shared common interests, for example the cub scouts, were learning about nutrition in other areas of their lives, the parents actively participated and were present, presentation provided to them in a familiar setting, such as a puppy meet, and they were motivated to participate in this program by earning a pin. Similarly, as found in Irwin, et al. (2010), participants in their program included relatively the same age range, specifically children ages 9 to 11 from Memphis City Schools in TN, where 11 elementary schools were randomly selected out of 110 to participate in this program and parental involvement at home was required at times. The information delivery in the video appeared to be very age appropriate and used similar supplemental tools such as MyPyramid from the United States Department of Agriculture and incorporated physical activities. Interestingly, both programs used basketball within their program…halfway through the program…per week, following the NutriActive program with kindergarten through first graders. The results of this study indicated that a short, vigorous program like NutriActive can produce significant and sustainable improvements in young children's motor skills and fitness levels. The nutrition group program, especially the interactive components, would likely be perfect for this population, the content may need to be modified slightly to make it more age appropriate, but the overall message and delivery would be helpful. It is important to highlight that the Holcomb et al. study and Matvienko et al. study all uses of a client-centered approach, and a common theme emerges regarding enabling individuals who participate in these programs to foster feelings of competence, which contributes to their overall sense of well-being and life satisfaction.