DEVELOPMENT OF A STAND-BIASED SCHOOL DESK TO REDUCE CHILDHOOD OBESITY

描述（由申请人提供）：根据德克萨斯州的人口统计学家（Eschbach & Fonseca, 2009），儿童肥胖在过去的20年里翻了一倍多，德克萨斯州四年级学生的超重/肥胖率是全国四年级学生平均水平的两倍。此外，德克萨斯州拉丁裔和非裔美国儿童的肥胖率是全国最高的。这是一个问题，因为70%的超重和肥胖青少年会变成超重和肥胖的成年人，这大大增加了其他慢性疾病的风险。在德克萨斯州布拉索斯县，一组当地利益相关者已经确定并优先考虑儿童肥胖作为一个关键的社区问题。这些利益攸关方已经建立了松散的网络，目前的项目将加强这一网络，以建立参与与政策有关的儿童肥胖研究的资源和能力。大多数以学校为基础的儿童肥胖干预措施的目标是能量平衡的某些方面——要么减少卡路里的消耗，要么增加体育活动。这些项目的差距已经影响到整个学校的体育活动，而不仅仅是在体育课或课间休息时间。动态教室——为学生使用站/坐工作站——是一种相对低成本、低努力的方法，可以在教学时间被动地增加孩子们的身体活动，因为这个年龄段的孩子站着比坐着多消耗30%的卡路里。这种偏立式课桌让学生们可以自由地站着或坐着，不会对同学造成干扰，也不会引人注目。该研究旨在检查健康和学术成果，以便向积极情绪有限责任公司提供有关其独特的站立式工作站设计的全面信息。与CDC的使命相关，这项研究有可能生产出可以在国内生产的商业产品，通过公立学校系统覆盖绝大多数儿童，增强他们保持健康和在教育中取得成功的能力，增加他们过上充实和富有成效的生活的机会。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): According to the state demographer for Texas (Eschbach & Fonseca, 2009), childhood obesity has more than doubled in the past 20 years, and overweight/obesity rates for Texas fourth graders are twice the national average for fourth grade students. In addition, obesity rates for Latino and African American children in Texas are among the highest in the nation. This is problematic because 70 percent of overweight and obese youth become overweight and obese adults, which significantly increases the risk other chronic diseases. In Brazos County, Texas, a group of local stakeholders have identified and prioritized childhood obesity as a key community issue. These stakeholders have been loosely networked, and the current project will strengthen that network to build on resources and capacities to engage in policy-relevant childhood obesity research. Most school-based childhood obesity interventions target some aspect of energy balance-either reducing the calories consumed or increasing physical activity. The gap in those programs has been affecting physical activity during the entire school day, not just during physical education or recess time. Dynamic classrooms-using stand/sit workstations for students-are a relatively low-cost, low-effort method of passively increasing children's physical activity during instructional time, as standing burns up to 30 percent more calories than sitting in children at this age. The stand-biased desks allow students to stand or sit at their discretion, without being disruptive or conspicuous among their classmates. The study seeks to examine health and academic outcomes in order to present comprehensive information to PositiveMotion LLC regarding their unique designs for stand-based work stations. Relevant to CDC's mission, this research has the potential to produce commercial products that could be produced domestically to reach the vast majority of children through the public school system, enhancing their ability to stay healthy and be successful in their education and increasing their chances of a full and productive life.