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Wahi G, Kandasamy S, Bangdiwala SI, Baumann A, Crea-Arsenio M, Desai D, DiLiberto D, Georgiades K, Jackson-Best F, Kwan M, Montague P, Newbold KB, Sherifali D, Sim A, de Souza RJ, Anand SS. Strengthening Community Roots: Anchoring Newcomers in Wellness and Sustainability (SCORE!): A protocol for the co-design and evaluation of a healthy active living program among a newcomer community in Canada. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0288851. [PMID: 37768908 PMCID: PMC10538726 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0288851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The burden of childhood obesity and cardiometabolic risk factors affecting newcomer Canadians living in lower socioeconomic circumstances is a concerning public health issue. This paper describes Strengthening Community Roots: Anchoring Newcomers in Wellness and Sustainability (SCORE!), an academic-community research partnership to co-design interventions that nurture and optimize healthy activity living (HAL) among a community of children and families new to Canada in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. METHODS/DESIGN Our overarching program is informed by a socio-ecological model, and will co-create HAL interventions for children and families new to Canada rooted in outdoor, nature-based physical activity. We will proceed in three phases: Phase 1) synthesis of existing evidence regarding nature based HAL interventions among children and families; Phase 2) program development through four data collection activities including: i) community engagement activities to build trustful relationships and understand barriers and facilitators, including establishing a community advisory and action board, qualitative studies including a photovoice study, and co-design workshops to develop programs; ii) characterizing the demographics of the community through a household survey; iii) characterizing the built environment and HAL programs/services available in the community by developing an accessible real-time systems map; and iv) reviewing municipal policies relevant to HAL and sustainability; leading to Phase 3) implementation and evaluation of the feasibility of co-designed HAL programs. CONCLUSION The etiology of childhood obesity and related chronic diseases is complex and multifactorial, as are intervention strategies. The SCORE! program of research brings together partners including community members, service providers, academic researchers, and organizational leaders to build a multi-component intervention that promotes the health and wellness of newcomer children and families.
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Affiliation(s)
- Gita Wahi
- Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Chanchlani Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
| | - Sujane Kandasamy
- Chanchlani Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Child and Youth Studies, Brock University, St Catherines, Ontario, Canada
| | - Shrikant I. Bangdiwala
- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
| | - Andrea Baumann
- School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Global Health Office, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
| | - Mary Crea-Arsenio
- Global Health Office, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
| | - Dipika Desai
- Chanchlani Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
| | - Deborah DiLiberto
- Global Health Office, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
| | - Katholiki Georgiades
- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Offord Centre for Child Studies, Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
| | - Fatimah Jackson-Best
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
| | - Matthew Kwan
- Child and Youth Studies, Brock University, St Catherines, Ontario, Canada
| | - Patricia Montague
- Chanchlani Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
| | - K. Bruce Newbold
- School of Earth, Environment & Society, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
| | - Diana Sherifali
- School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
| | - Amanda Sim
- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
| | - Russell J. de Souza
- Chanchlani Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
| | - Sonia S. Anand
- Chanchlani Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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