Long Beach Collaborative

Long Term Goal 1

Establish the Long Beach Collaborative led by the CSULB Center and The Children’s Clinic to address the disparate rates of childhood obesity among H/L communities in Long Beach, CA.

Objectives

1. Establish a Community Advisory Board comprised of community stakeholders to provide the Long Beach Collaborative with advice and guidance in designing, implementing, and evaluating the childhood obesity intervention, by end of project.

   1. Recruit 9 multi-sectoral community stakeholders to participate in the Community Advisory Board, by month 3.

   2. Conduct quarterly Community Advisory Board meetings in months 4-36.

2. Develop a Community Resource Library comprised of information regarding local health services as well as social, support, and/or behavioral treatment programs available to address H/L health disparities and reduce H/L childhood obesity, by end of project.

   1. Collect information on local health and social services available in Long Beach.

   2. Make the online/print resource library information available through the project website (CSULB Center and TCC), LBDHHS, and other community organizations, by month 18.

Long Term Goal 2

Implement the culturally and linguistically appropriate, family-centered Long Beach Familias Saludables (Healthy Families) quasi-experimental intervention to reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity among H/L families with children 6-11 years of age residing in Long Beach, CA. This goal is in alignment with the Healthy People 2020 Leading Health Indicators:

1. NWS-10.4 to reduce the proportion of children and adolescents aged 2 to 19 years who are considered obese; and

2. NWS-15.1 to increase the contribution of total vegetables to the diets of the population aged 2 years and older.

​Objectives

1. Develop the Long Beach Familias Saludables intervention using components of KidShape 2.0, SPARK After School Program, and Sanos y Fuertes: Healthy & Strong intervention, by month 8.

2. Enroll 240 H/L Latino families with children 6-11 years of age to participate in the Long Beach Familias Saludables quasi-experimental intervention (120 intervention and 120 control), by month 24.

3. Reduce the proportion of H/L children ages 6-11 years who are considered obese among intervention participants, by end of project.

   1. Decrease the body mass index of H/L children ages 6-11 years who are obese and overweight receiving the intervention between baseline and 9-month follow-up.

   2. Decrease the consumption of simple carbohydrates and sugar-sweetened beverages among H/L children ages 6-11 years receiving the intervention between baseline and 9-month follow-up.

   3. Increase the consumption of fruits and vegetables among H/L children ages 6-11 years receiving the intervention between baseline and 9-month follow-up.

   4. Decrease the duration of daily time spent in sedentary behaviors among H/L children ages 6-11 years receiving the intervention between baseline and 9-month follow-up

   5. Increase the proportion of intervention participating H/L children ages 6-11 years achieving 60 minutes of physical activity each day between baseline and 9-month follow-up.

   6. Increase the number of minutes spent in moderate to vigorous physical activity among caregivers who have H/L children ages 6-11 years receiving the intervention between baseline and 9-month follow-up.

Long Term Goal 3

Identify and develop strategies to address social determinants of health impacting access to and utilization of healthcare and services offered through the Long Beach Collaborative in efforts to address childhood obesity among H/L communities.

Objectives

1. Screen for social determinants of health among participating H/L children ages 6-11 years, by month 24.
2. Provide referrals and linkages to services as appropriate to address social determinants of health among participating H/L children ages 6-11 years, throughout the project.
3. Identify gaps in services available through the Long Beach Collaborative to address social determinants of health among participating H/L children ages 6-11 years, by end of project.
   1. Develop a summary report providing recommendations for services needed to address social determinants of health among H/L children ages 6-11 years, by end of project.

Primary Outcome

A significant decrease in BMI among obese and overweight Hispanic/Latino children ages 5-12 years enrolled in the LB Familias Saludables intervention.

Secondary Outcomes

A significant increase in consumption of fruits and vegetables
A significant decrease in consumption of simple carbohydrates and sugar-sweetened beverages
A significant decrease in the direction of daily time spent in sedentary behaviors.

The following video briefly presents results of this study presented at the 2021 Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting.

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