VERB™ Summer Scorecard: Increasing Tween Girls' Vigorous Physical Activity

• DOI: 10.1111/josh.12012
• Publication Date: 2013-01-24T12:20:43Z
• Authors: Moya L. Alfonso; Zachary Thompson; Robert J. McDermott; Gavin Colquitt; Jeffery A. Jones; Carol A. Bryant; Anita H. Courtney; Jenna L. Davis; Yiliang Zhu
• Keywords: Youth; Adolescent; Physical activity; Girls; Age Factors; Intervention; Community Health and Preventive Medicine; Overweight; Motor Activity; 16. Peace & justice; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Women's Studies; Community-based health promotion; Humans; Female; Public Health; Obesity; Tweens; Child; Public Health Education and Promotion; Program Evaluation; School Health Services

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE We assessed changes in the frequency of self‐reported physical activity ( PA ) among tween girls exposed and not to VERB™ Summer Scorecard VSS intervention Lexington, Kentucky, during 2004, 2006, 2007. METHODS Girls who reported 0‐1 day per week were classified as having little or no . 2‐3 days low performers; 4‐5 labeled moderate 6‐7 identified high performers. Logit regression analysis survey data from trends across time. RESULTS In participant more likely than unfamiliar with (reference group girls) report OR = 1.44, CI 1.18, 1.70). participants statistically less reference 1.75, 1.33, 2.21). 2007, consistently 1.56, 1.35, 1.77) 1.24, 1.64) girls. CONCLUSION An innovative, community‐driven demonstrated promise for increasing may have transportability other communities help reverse secular trend declining this population segment.