TY - JOUR
T1 - Coronary disease risk factor reduction and behavior modification in minority adolescents
T2 - The PATH program
AU - Fardy, Paul S.
AU - White, Richard E.C.
AU - Haltiwanger-Schmitz, Katie
AU - Magel, John R.
AU - McDermott, Kevin J.
AU - Clark, Luther T.
AU - Hurster, Madeline M.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank the New York City Board of Education; the faculty, staff, and administration of Hillcrest High School, Jamaica, New York; and Home Box Office, Inc. Special thanks are also given to the following: Craig Fagen, Phyllis Lourine, Ken Germano, Brenda Dressier, Denise Agin, Margaret Bores, Alison Cameron, and Sergio Villamizar. This study was made possible by grants from the PSC-CUNY Research Foundation; Operation Fitkids, Inc.; the New York City Board of Education; Sports Step, Inc.; Spaulding Rope; First Choice Fitness, Inc.; and Paramount Fitness Equipment, Inc.
PY - 1996/4
Y1 - 1996/4
N2 - Purpose: To evaluate the impact of a unique school-based program of exercise, health education, and behavior modification on health knowledge, health behaviors, coronary risk factors, and cardiovascular fitness in minority adolescents. Methods: A total of 346 students from an inner-city public high school participated in health promotion intervention or regular physical education volleyball classes. Subjects were African-American (47%), Asian-American (9%), Hispanic (21%), white (3%), and other (19%). The health promotion curriculum consisted of 11 weeks of daily circuit training exercise and health lecture-discussions. Results: The groups were similar in age, height, weight, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. Following intervention, both boys (P < .001) and girls (P < .006) significantly improved health knowledge test scores. Significant benefits for girls included improved dietary habits (P < .05), reduced cholesterol (P < .004), and higher estimated V̇O2max (P < .0001). There were no other significant changes in boys. Conclusions: The results suggest that a school-based health promotion program of exercise and health lecture-discussion is beneficial for multiethnic, inner-city adolescents, especially females.
AB - Purpose: To evaluate the impact of a unique school-based program of exercise, health education, and behavior modification on health knowledge, health behaviors, coronary risk factors, and cardiovascular fitness in minority adolescents. Methods: A total of 346 students from an inner-city public high school participated in health promotion intervention or regular physical education volleyball classes. Subjects were African-American (47%), Asian-American (9%), Hispanic (21%), white (3%), and other (19%). The health promotion curriculum consisted of 11 weeks of daily circuit training exercise and health lecture-discussions. Results: The groups were similar in age, height, weight, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. Following intervention, both boys (P < .001) and girls (P < .006) significantly improved health knowledge test scores. Significant benefits for girls included improved dietary habits (P < .05), reduced cholesterol (P < .004), and higher estimated V̇O2max (P < .0001). There were no other significant changes in boys. Conclusions: The results suggest that a school-based health promotion program of exercise and health lecture-discussion is beneficial for multiethnic, inner-city adolescents, especially females.
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U2 - 10.1016/1054-139X(95)00283-X
DO - 10.1016/1054-139X(95)00283-X
M3 - Article
C2 - 8860788
AN - SCOPUS:0029997314
SN - 1054-139X
VL - 18
SP - 247
EP - 253
JO - Journal of Adolescent Health
JF - Journal of Adolescent Health
IS - 4
ER -