Engaging and mobilizing community members to prevent obesity among adolescents.
Community-based public health interventions are designed on the premise that the community is an asset in transforming the health system for health protection. One such intervention is Diabetes Today, a training program for health professionals and lay community leaders that has been successful in building awareness of diabetes as a public health problem. We advocate the use of this program to prevent obesity among adolescents.
Thompson-Reid
Patricia E
PE
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Diabetes Translation, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Mailstop K-10, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717, USA. pet0@cdc.gov
D000293:Adolescent; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012944:Social Support; D014481:United States