Abstract

This observational study examines the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES), built environment, and food environment factors and childhood obesity. In this study, the participants were selected from three elementary schools located in the innercity of Montclair, California. Information about each student’s health and family income and was gathered. In addition, the number of parks, fast food restaurants, and grocery stores within the school district border lines were tallied. I also observed the quality of the parks and food sold in the markets, built environment I hypothesized that childhood obesity is associated with SES (i.e., income level and education level), the built environment (i.e., number of parks and parents/guardian’s perception of neighborhood safety), and the food environment (i.e. number of fast-food restaurants and number of grocery stores) and barriers to engaging in physical activities outside the home, all of which contribute to increasing rates of childhood obesity.

School

School of Public Health

First Advisor

R. Patti Herring

Second Advisor

Mark Ghamsary

Third Advisor

Hildemar Dos Santos

Fourth Advisor

Samuel Soret

Degree Name

Doctor of Public Health (DrPH)

Degree Level

Ph.D.

Year Degree Awarded

2013

Date (Title Page)

8-2013

Language

English

Library of Congress/MESH Subject Headings

Obesity in children -- California -- Montclair; Children -- Nutrition -- California -- Montclair; Children and the environment -- California -- Montclair; Obesity -- Child; Obesity -- California -- Montclair; Nutrition Surveys -- California -- Montclair; Environment and Public Health -- California -- Montclair; Socioeconomic Factors -- California -- Montclair; Montclair (Calif.)

Type

Dissertation

Page Count

ix; 141

Digital Format

PDF

Digital Publisher

Loma Linda University Libraries

Usage Rights

This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Collection

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Collection Website

http://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/

Repository

Loma Linda University. Del E. Webb Memorial Library. University Archives

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