Data for this study were developed from a ‘‘parent’’
review, Guide to Obesity Prevention in Latin America
and the US (GOL), a systematic literature review
used to develop recommendations for effective obesity
prevention strategies aimed at Latino adults and
children. Studies that were eligible for inclusion
were abstracted using the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) Community Guide online data
abstraction system.13 Design suitability and quality of
intervention execution were also evaluated according
to the guidelines developed by the CDC’s Community
Guide.
13 Each intervention was placed into various
categories based on different levels of intervention
strategies, such as school-based physical activity or
individual-based healthy eating. On the basis of the
data obtained through the abstraction process as well
as effect size consistency, a breadth of evidence was
compiled for effectiveness in each category. For this
article, all interventions that utilized at least one
school-based component were included.