Latino Fathers as Catalistas (Agents of Change): Strategies to Support Latino Fathers in Childhood Obesity Prevention. Academic Article

abstract

• Latino children are disproportionately affected by childhood obesity. Prior research has encouraged father engagement to bolster prevention efforts and outlined general strategies for father recruitment, engagement, and retention. However, behavioral nutrition or education programs with a focus on Latino fathers are lacking, which means there is little guidance for working with Latino fathers in motivation and maintenance. This perspective highlights strategies for supporting dietary and activity behaviors with Latino fathers. Researchers can apply strategies to observational studies or program development and implementation, and practitioners can use strategies to tailor education and counseling with Latino fathers as part of obesity prevention.

authors

• Sharkey, Joseph

published proceedings

• J Nutr Educ Behav

altmetric score

• 5.2

author list (cited authors)

• Johnson, C. M., Sharkey, J. R., & Gmez, L.

citation count

• 2

complete list of authors

• Johnson, Cassandra M||Sharkey, Joseph R||Gómez, Luis

publication date

• June 2021

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• n1499-4046ISSN  Journal

keywords

• Child
• Childhood Obesity
• Diet
• Father-Child Relations
• Fathers
• Hispanic Or Latino
• Humans
• Interventions
• Latino Populations
• Male
• Male Caregivers
• Pediatric Obesity

PubMed Central ID

• 33674235

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.jneb.2021.01.014

start page

• 540

end page

• 545

volume

• 53

issue

• 6

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2021.01.014

user-defined tag

• 4 Quality Education