Unit 5 CHAMP

Question 1

known childhood obesity facts

Answer 1

• obesity tracks into adulthood obesity
• stats have doubled or tripled since the 70s (a lot of diseases that were seen in adulthood are being seen in children)
• critical to intervene in childhood

Question 2

health intervention

Answer 2

an act preformed for, with or on behalf of a person or population who’s purpose is to assess, improve, maintain, promote or modify functioning health conditions

Question 3

how come there is not a lot of successes in intervention of childhood obesity?

Answer 3

not a lot of sustainable changes (short term changes during the program)

Question 4

CHAMP - what does it stand for and what is the program about?

Answer 4

• 2 year pilot project
• program for children and their families to change there life style when dealing with obesity
• community and family based intervention

Question 5

CHAMP general purpose

Answer 5

develop, implement and asses the effectiveness of a 4-week lifestyle intervention for children with obesity and their families

Question 6

general criteria for CHAMP

Answer 6

• 40 families involves (yr 1. 15 children and yr 2. had 25 children)
• had to have a BMI>95th percentile for age and sex

Question 7

What were the intervention components?

Answer 7

• group based activities

- educational discussion sessions

Question 8

group cohesion

Answer 8

creates a better dynamic and better results

Question 9

program details

Answer 9

• really focus on empowering parents and children and giving them the tools to make the healthiest choice the easiest choice
• each day: aerobic, resistance and sports based activities and nutrition and educational sessions

Question 10

should parents be involved in programs targeting childhood obesity

Answer 10

Yes, easier to conquer goals as a team - parents need to be educated to better support the child

Question 11

What 2 things impact childhood obesity?

Answer 11

family

environment

Question 12

Recruitment strategies

Answer 12

physicians
newspaper
radio
posters

Question 13

Research component: initial meeting

Answer 13

• letter of information (assent and consent)
• demographic questionnaire
• Acticals: hip worn devices that measure physical activity levels using intensity *can’t be worn in water
• didn’t use BMI bc of limitations instead they used DXA scan: see proportion of body mass that is lean and that is fat swell as bone density

Question 14

Research component: nitty gritty

Answer 14

• blood work and physician assessments

- phone convos with dietician

Question 15

Research component: first day of CHAMP

Answer 15

• fitness testing

- theory of planned behaviour and self-efficacy

Question 16

Research component: mid CHAMP

Answer 16

• counsellor monitoring sheets
• weekly check ins
• really interested in cohesion, perception of belonging

Question 17

Research component: after CHAMP

Answer 17

• focus group separate for parents and children

Question 18

what were some key learnings from the focus group?

Answer 18

parents: heightened awareness (in control and equipped with education)
children: increased self esteem

Question 19

Summary of the program

Answer 19

• it can’t be used in community
• improved body composition (during program)
• improvement in fitness but biggest improvement was in quality of life

Question 20

future directions for CHAMP

Answer 20

• more regular follow ups with families
• more family component
• offer annual service (not enough money tho)

Question 21

what was the biggest issue with CHAMP

Answer 21

Sustainability- how do we make these changes last?

Question 22

From a societal and environmental perspective, what needs to happen to combat childhood obesity epidemic… What can we do?

Answer 22

• shift buying habits
• learning how to read nutrition labels
• educate people around you
• learn what health claims mean etc