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Food Consumption And Childhood Obesity, Vanessa Santa Catharina

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

Objective: To examine the association between the foods and beverages that children consume and their BMI. Design: Data on food consumption were collected through a food frequency questionnaire, and children were weighed and measured by the researcher. Subjects/setting: The study included 45 children aged 8 to 13 years, Participants are part of the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Denver Boettcher Branch. Statistical analyses: Descriptive statistics were conducted to describe all variables. Chi-square test of association was conducted to test for association between foods that limit healthful eating and foods that promote healthful and the students' BMI. Chi-square test of …

The Promotion Of Pediatric Sensory Integration Using Small Animals In A Clinical Or Classroom Environment: A Resource For Occupational Therapists, Nina Perez Jackson

Occupational Therapy Capstones

The purpose of this scholarly project was to create and provide a program to assist occupational therapists in setting up, managing, and providing animal assisted activities and therapies (AAA/T) as a useful conjunction with sensory integration therapy.

A review of the literature revealed a lack of information for occupational therapists to provide AAA/T with children. The research revealed that the use of sensory integration therapy as a pre-established framework to implement AAA/T would provide a research based platform to present a program incorporating animals into therapy.

Based on the literature findings, a product was developed to guide occupational therapists in …