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In: Social service review: SSR, Band 83, Heft 2, S. 295-298
ISSN: 1537-5404
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In: Social service review: SSR, Band 83, Heft 2, S. 295-298
ISSN: 1537-5404
In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 615, Heft 1, S. 56-82
ISSN: 1552-3349
The changing nature of how children engage with their physical environment is one factor in the dramatic increase in childhood overweight. Children today are engaging much less with the world outside their homes in terms of physical activity and much more in terms of eating. Technological innovations in media have contributed to these changes, keeping children inside and sedentary during more of their playtime and exposing them to highly coordinated advertising campaigns. But researchers are increasingly looking to technology for solutions to understand how children interact with their built environments and to make changes that promote healthy living. This article reviews many of these innovations, including the use of geospatial technologies, accelerometers, electronic food and travel diaries, and video games to promote physical activity and healthy eating. It also explores some of the other possibilities for harnessing the potential of technology to combat the childhood overweight epidemic.
In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 615, S. 56-82
ISSN: 1552-3349
The changing nature of how children engage with their physical environment is one factor in the dramatic increase in childhood overweight. Children today are engaging much less with the world outside their homes in terms of physical activity and much more in terms of eating. Technological innovations in media have contributed to these changes, keeping children inside and sedentary during more of their playtime and exposing them to highly coordinated advertising campaigns. But researchers are increasingly looking to technology for solutions to understand how children interact with their built environments and to make changes that promote healthy living. This article reviews many of these innovations, including the use of geospatial technologies, accelerometers, electronic food and travel diaries, and video games to promote physical activity and healthy eating. It also explores some of the other possibilities for harnessing the potential of technology to combat the childhood overweight epidemic. [Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications Inc., copyright 2007 The American Academy of Political and Social Science.]
In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 615, Heft 1, S. 56-82
ISSN: 0002-7162
The changing nature of how children engage with their physical environment is one factor in the dramatic increase in childhood overweight. Children today are engaging much less with the world outside their homes in terms of physical activity and much more in terms of eating. Technological innovations in media have contributed to these changes, keeping children inside and sedentary during more of their playtime and exposing them to highly coordinated advertising campaigns. But researchers are increasingly looking to technology for solutions to understand how children interact with their built environments and to make changes that promote healthy living. This article reviews many of these innovations, including the use of geospatial technologies, accelerometers, electronic food and travel diaries, and video games to promote physical activity and healthy eating. It also explores some of the other possibilities for harnessing the potential of technology to combat the childhood overweight epidemic.
In: Journal of social work education: JSWE, Band 43, Heft 2, S. 205-222
ISSN: 2163-5811
In: Social science history: the official journal of the Social Science History Association, Band 29, Heft 2, S. 207-233
ISSN: 1527-8034
In: Journal of poverty: innovations on social, political & economic inequalities, Band 9, Heft 4, S. 27-48
ISSN: 1540-7608
In: The Handbook of Community Practice, S. 827-844
In: Housing policy debate, Band 12, Heft 3, S. 449-455
ISSN: 2152-050X
In: Journal of policy practice and research, Band 1, Heft 3, S. 96-112
ISSN: 2662-1517
In: Journal of community practice: organizing, planning, development, and change sponsored by the Association for Community Organization and Social Administration (ACOSA), Band 13, Heft 1, S. 121-139
ISSN: 1543-3706
In: Administration in social work, Band 25, Heft 4, S. 21-45
ISSN: 0364-3107
In: Administration in social work: the quarterly journal of human services management, Band 25, Heft 4, S. 21-46
ISSN: 0364-3107
In: Journal of LGBT youth: an international quarterly devoted to research, policy, theory, and practice, Band 17, Heft 4, S. 384-407
ISSN: 1936-1661
An estimated 17.6 million American households were food insecure in 2012, meaning they were unable to obtain enough food for an active and healthy life. Programs to augment local access to healthy foods are increasingly widespread, with unclear effects on food security. At the same time, the US government has recently enacted major cuts to federal food assistance programs. In this study, we examined the association between food insecurity (skipping or reducing meal size because of budget), neighborhood food access (self-reported access to fruits and vegetables and quality of grocery stores), and receipt of food assistance using the 2008, 2010, and 2012 waves of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Household Health Survey. Of 11,599 respondents, 16.7 % reported food insecurity; 79.4 % of the food insecure found it easy or very easy to find fruits and vegetables, and 60.6 % reported excellent or good quality neighborhood grocery stores. In our regression models adjusting for individual- and neighborhood-level covariates, compared to those who reported very difficult access to fruits and vegetables, those who reported difficult, easy or very easy access were less likely to report food insecurity (OR 0.62: 95 % CI 0.43–0.90, 0.33: 95 % CI 0.23–0.47, and 0.28: 95 % CI 0.20–0.40). Compared to those who reported poor stores, those who reported fair, good, and excellent quality stores were also less likely to report food insecurity (OR 0.81: 95 % CI 0.60–1.08, 0.58: 95 % CI 0.43–0.78, and 0.43: 95 % CI 0.31–0.59). Compared to individuals not receiving food assistance, those receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits were significantly more likely to be food insecure (OR 1.36: 95 % CI 1.11–1.67), while those receiving benefits from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (OR 1.17: 95 % CI 0.77–1.78) and those receiving both SNAP and WIC (OR 0.84: 95 % CI 0.61–1.17) did not have significantly different odds of food insecurity. In conclusion, better neighborhood ...
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