title: The Agatston Urban Nutrition Initiative: working to reverse the obesity epidemic through academically based community service.
abstract: The Agatston Urban Nutrition Initiative (AUNI) presents a fruitful partnership between faculty and students at a premier research university and members of the surrounding community aimed at addressing the problem of childhood obesity. AUNI uses a problem-solving approach to learning by focusing course activities, including service-learning, on understanding and mitigating the obesity culture.
authors: Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships, University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA.
authors: Francis E
authors: FE
authors: Johnston
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D009752:Nutritional Status; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology; D015143:Philadelphia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D016730:Program Development; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014495:Universities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult