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Alaska Native Parents' Decision-Making About Food, Beverages, and Screen Time for Young Children: Formative Insights From the "Got Neqpiaq?" Project.
Fam Community Health
November 2023
Early Childhood Education, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan (Dr Ohle); Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Research Services, Anchorage, Alaska (Drs Koller and Thomas and Ms Lee); Dietetics & Nutrition, University of Alaska Anchorage (Dr Walch); RurAL Cap Head Start, Anchorage, Alaska (Ms Palmer); and Center for Alaska Native Health Research, University of Alaska Fairbanks (Ms Nu).
With rising childhood obesity rates, ensuring children adopt healthy habits early is imperative. Given the unique context for Alaska Native families living in rural remote communities, who are concurrently experiencing changes in traditional practices, we investigated what impacts parents' decisions as they relate to daily living before revising a preschool curriculum focused on healthy habits. The objective of this study was to explore factors influencing parents' decisions about their children's foods, beverages, and activities.
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