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Studying the Relationship Between Perceived and Objective Food Environments, Dietary Intake and Weight Status in Latino Families

This study will examine associations between neighborhood food environments, dietary intake and weight status among Latino families with preschool-age children. The specific aims of this work are to: (a) identify individual, familial and environmental predictors of perceived neighborhood food environments among Latino parents, (b) examine the association between parents’ neighborhood perceptions and children’s dietary intake More

Date: October 2008

Resource Type: Grant Summary

Focus Areas: Food Access