A Community-based Healthy Living Promotion Program Improved Self-esteem Among Minority Children.

Objectives: Improving self-esteem, dietary habits, and physical activity is essential for long-term success in childhood obesity prevention. The aim is to evaluate the effects of a healthy living promotion program, Healthy Kids-Houston, on BMI, dietary habits, self-esteem, and physical activity among minority children.

Methods: The after-school program was implemented at community centers in low-income neighborhoods with close proximity to public schools.

Body weight has no impact on self-esteem of minority children living in inner city, low-income neighborhoods: a cross-sectional study.

Background: The relationship between body weight and self-esteem among underserved minority children is not well documented.

Methods: We measured the self-esteem profile using the Self-Perception Profile for Children among 910 minority children at 17 Houston community centers.

Results: Weight status had no effect on any of the self-esteem scores among the minority children (P ≥ 0.

Sleep duration of underserved minority children in a cross-sectional study.

Background: Short sleep duration has been shown to associate with increased risk of obesity. Childhood obesity is more prevalent among underserved minority children. The study measured the sleep duration of underserved minority children living in a large US urban environment using accelerometry and its relationship with BMI, socioeconomic status (SES), gender, ethnicity and physical activity.