Correlates of Physical Activity in Young American Indian Children: Lessons Learned from the Wisconsin Nutrition and Growth Study (WINGS)

摘要

BackgroundObesity is a serious and growing health problem in American Indian (AI) children. Our study, the Wisconsin Nutrition and Growth Study (WINGS), is part of an ongoing community based participatory research partnership between university-based health investigators and 3 Wisconsin American Indian tribes. WINGS aimed to understand the prevalence and contributing factors to pediatric obesity in WI tribes and provide the foundation for intervention design.