Managing Adolescent Obesity at Local Level by Combining Primary and Secondary Intervention

Managing Adolescent Obesity at Local Level by Combining Primary and Secondary Intervention

The objective of the project is to develop, implement and evaluate a prevention program for obesity among adolescents in Brazil combining the primary care health system implemented in the country in recent decades with primary prevention at schools.

The study will combine primary prevention activities at the school level with secondary prevention at the household level, both focusing on behavior strategies such as mindfulness, reduction of eating rate; eating with others at a dinning table; healthy eating, increasing physical activity and reducing sedentary lifestyle habits.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Both prevention programs
• 5th and 6th grades students
• consent form signed by parents/tutors
• Secondary prevention program
• Overweight and obese children

Exclusion Criteria:

• pregnant girls