The first 1,000 days describes the period from pre-pregnancy through age 2 years, and is increasingly recognized as a critical period for development of childhood obesity. The overall goal of this study is to test mobile technology-based ecologic momentary interventions (EMIs) to deliver policy-relevant health messages among families living in Washington Heights, a low-income New York City neighborhood with high prevalence of childhood obesity. The proposed research will result in new avenues for reaching families in future interventions to promote healthy beverage intake during the first 1,000 days.
Start Date: March 2019
ID #: 76295
Principal Investigator: Jennifer Woo Baidal, MD, MPH
Organization: Columbia University
Funding Round: Round 11
Race/Ethnicity: African American or Black, Latino(a) or Hispanic
Focus Areas: Beverages, Early Childhood
Resource Type: Grant Summary
Keywords: Infant Feeding, Sugar-sweetened beverages, Urban, Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
State: New York
Age Group: Pregnant women, infants and toddlers (ages 0 to 2)
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