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Project

Little Bitty Learning

Center:

LA-Louisiana State University Human Development Center - New Orleans, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2018

Contact Information:

Maria Blanco
[email protected]
504-556-7572

Project Description:

NOTE: This project was funded in part with UCEDD Core grant funds and support for the student coordinator from a Schwitzer Fellowship. The goal of Little Bitty Learning (LBL) is to decrease childhood obesity through a family-based early childhood intervention. The project aims to accomplish this by improving household routines and health-related behaviors, including family meal time, screen time, and dietary (i.e. fruit/vegetable intake) and physical activity behaviors.

Keyword(s):

nutrition, physical activity, obesity prevention

Core Function(s):

Continuing Education/Community Training

Area of Emphasis

Health-Related Activities

Target Audience:

Family Members/Caregivers

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

Single-County