Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- * child with an age ≥4 years and \<7 years;
- * index parent/legal guardian with an age ≥18 years;
- * English- or Spanish-speaking;
- * self-identify as Hispanic/Latino;
- * live in a home where Spanish is spoken;
- * include an index parent/legal guardian with a body mass index of ≥25kg/m2 and \<55 kg/m2;
- * include a child with a body mass index ≥5th percentile percentile for age and gender on standardized CDC growth curves;
- * for participants intending to attend intervention sessions in person: reside within or frequent (i.e. work in or regularly visit) one of the following zip codes: South Nashville/Regions 1 and 2 (37013, 37204, 37210, 37211, 37217, 37220, 37076, 37086, 37167): surrounding the Coleman Recreation Center and Southeast Recreation Center; and Northeast Nashville/Madison/Region 3 (37115, 37138, 37072, 37207, 37216); for participants intending to attend intervention sessions via videoconference: participants may reside in any zip code;
- * have parental commitment to participate in a two-year research study;
- * have consistent mobile phone access;
- * are without medical conditions necessitating limited physical activity as evaluated by a pre-screen;
- * complete baseline data collection, including parent and child height and weight and at least 90% of baseline survey items;
- * are considered underserved, measured by parent-self reporting that they or someone in their household are eligible for or participate in one of these programs or services: TennCare, CoverKids, WIC, Food Stamps (SNAP), Free and Reduced Price School Lunch and Breakfast, and/or Families First (TANF)
Exclusion Criteria:
- * Children outside the specified age range
- * Children who are \<5th percentile on standardized CDC growth curves
- * Children who do not speak English or Spanish
- * Children who are diagnosed with medical illnesses where regular exercise might be contraindicated
- * Children who display dissenting behaviors during baseline assent or anthropometric data collection
- * Children who do not otherwise meet the eligibility criteria listed in section above as determined by pre-screen
- * Children who are diagnosed with autism
- Caregiver exclusion criteria include:
- * Parents/legal guardians who are \<18 years old;
- * Parents/legal guardians with serious mental or neurologic illness that impairs ability to consent/participate;
- * Parents/legal guardians with poor visual acuity (corrected vision worse than 20/50 with Rosenbaum Screener).
- * Parents/legal guardians with BMI \<25kg/m2 or BMI ≥55kg/m2
- * Parents/legal guardians who are diagnosed with medical illnesses where regular exercise might be contraindicated
- * Lack of parental commitment to participate consistently for a two-year period
- * Lack of telephone contact
- * Parents/legal guardians who do not otherwise meet the eligibility criteria listed in section above as determined by pre-screen
Ages Eligible for Study:
4 Years to N/A (CHILD, ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes