Primary Disease Prevention for Southwest American Indian Families During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Camp in a Box.

Autor:	Gachupin FC; Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States.; University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ, United States., Caston E; Scottsdale, AZ, United States., Chavez C; Tucson, AZ, United States., Bernal J; Tucson, AZ, United States., Cager P; Tucson, AZ, United States., Harris D; Tucson, AZ, United States., John T; Scottsdale, AZ, United States., Remitera J; Scottsdale, AZ, United States., Garcia CA; Rio Rancho, NM, United States., Romero VM; Rio Rancho, NM, United States., Gchachu KE; Rio Rancho, NM, United States., Gchachu CR; Rio Rancho, NM, United States., Garcia K; Rio Rancho, NM, United States., Gchachu V; Rio Rancho, NM, United States., Gchachu BM; Rio Rancho, NM, United States., Rens E; Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States., Slowtalker J; Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States.; University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ, United States., Blew R; Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States., Tracy K; Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States.; University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ, United States., Figueroa T; Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States., Thomson CA; University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ, United States.; Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, AZ, United States., Ranjbar N; Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States., Hingle M; Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States., O'Connor T; USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States., Roe DJ; University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ, United States.; Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, AZ, United States., Grant V; Center for American Indian and Rural Health Equity, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, United States., Swick S; University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States., Joe JR; Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in sociology [Front Sociol] 2021 Mar 09; Vol. 6, pp. 611972. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Mar 09 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI:	10.3389/fsoc.2021.611972
Abstrakt:	The goal of the American Indian Youth Wellness Camp in a Box was to engage, educate and empower families to improve their health and overall well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Camp in a Box was a 9-week program, inclusive of a 1-week intensive camp component followed by an 8-week booster component with content focused on nutrition, mental health and physical activity education. The Camp in a Box is a Tribal/Urban Indian-University partnership, and materials were developed to replace an existing weeklong residential camp and to comply with social distancing guidelines. Fourteen American Indian families from Tribal/Urban Indian communities in the southwestern United States participated (36 children aged 2-18 years; 32 adults). The intensive camp week included daily materials for families to complete together, Monday through Friday. Materials were provided for approximately 4 h of activities per day. The booster sessions began after camp week and included approximately 4 h of supplementary activities designed to be completed at any time most convenient for the family over the course of the week. Activities were designed to encourage interaction among family members with materials and supplies for parents and youth to participate. Self-reported outcomes suggested that families changed their eating habits to include more vegetables, less sweets and junk food. Parents reported an increase in family physical activity and that the activities brought the family closer together. Our Camp in a Box program was feasible and well-received until school began. During camp week, 100% of recruited families participated; at Booster Week 8, ten families (71%) remained enrolled and active. Camp in a Box is a feasible alternative to residential camps for promotion of health behaviors associated with metabolic disease prevention among American Indian families. In contrast to residential camps for youth, Camp in a Box offers an opportunity to engage the entire family in health promotion activities. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2021 Gachupin, Caston, Chavez, Bernal, Cager, Harris, John, Remitera, Garcia, Romero, Gchachu, Gchachu, Garcia, Gchachu, Gchachu, Rens, Slowtalker, Blew, Tracy, Figueroa, Thomson, Ranjbar, Hingle, O’Connor, Roe, Grant, Swick and Joe.)
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