Participatory Intervention to Improve Nutrition and Physical Activity in Schoolchildren From Acatlán de Juárez, Jalisco

Summary

This is a community project carried out jointly by the Technological Institute of Higher Studies of the West (ITESO), the University Center of Tonalá of the University of Guadalajara (CUTonalá) and the University Center of Health Sciences of the University of Guadalajara ( CUCS) with advice from the National Institute of Public Health (INSP), financed by the Tresmontes Lucchetti company and endorsed by the Jalisco Association of Nutritionists, AC (AJANUT). This project follows the provisions of the "National Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Overweight, Obesity and Diabetes" signed by the executive branch of the Federal Government. In particular, this project is inserted within the Public Health Strategy, in the strategic axis of Health Promotion and educational communication (while still having an impact on the axes of Epidemiological Surveillance and Prevention). In addition, it follows the agreement in which the general guidelines for the expenditure and distribution of food and beverages prepared and processed in the schools of the National Educational System were obtained, proposed by the Ministries of Health and Public Education. The aforementioned referrals are intended to protect and improve the health of Mexican children.

Conditions

• Sedentary Behavior
• Adipose Tissue
• Child Obesity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Participatory intervention

Surveillance in compliance with the regulation of the sale of food in school buildings, according to official guidelines Training for the preparation of hygienic and healthy food for the personnel in charge of food sale Promotion of the consumption of simple water and healthy foods Reconditioning of the infrastructure for the consumption of simple water, free and healthy food, and the realization of physical activity Organization of events and support in the coordination of groups that promote physical activity at the community level Optimization of physical education classes at school sites Implementation of health promotion and care actions in the school context Development of skills in the school community for health care and generation of healthy school environments Creation and strengthening of health and nutrition committees in schools, with the participation of directors, teachers and parents to generate necessary and permanent conditions that favor healthy environments

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Guadalajara

  collaborator OTHER

• Mexican National Institute of Public Health

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente

  collaborator OTHER

• Iberoamerican Institute of Sports Science and Human Movement

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Laura Patricia Arellano Gomez, PhD · Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente

• Clio Chavez Palencia, PhD · University of Guadalajara

• Hector Ochoa Gonzalez, MSc · Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente

• Oscar Loreto Garibay, PhD · University of Guadalajara

Study Design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

5 Years

Max Age

12 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2015-05-01

Primary Completion

2018-05-31

Completion

2018-11-01

Countries

• Mexico

Study Locations