Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2019 Aug 22:16:E113.
doi: 10.5888/pcd16.190021.

Adult Health Status Among Native American Families Participating in the Growing Resilience Home Garden Study

Christine M Porter  1 , Alyssa M Wechsler  2 , Shawn J Hime  3 , Felix Naschold  4
Affiliations
Randomized Controlled Trial

Adult Health Status Among Native American Families Participating in the Growing Resilience Home Garden Study

Christine M Porter et al. Prev Chronic Dis. .

Abstract

Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone tribes sharing the Wind River Indian Reservation (WRIR) in Wyoming reportedly die 30 years earlier than whites in the state. We analyzed data on the health status of 176 adults from 96 families who participated in a randomized controlled trial to assess health effects of home gardens. Measures of body mass index, waist circumference, blood pressure, hemoglobin A1c, vitamin D, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and household food security were collected from participating adults before the intervention. Results indicated that this group has considerably worse health status than average US adults and also fares worse than average American Indians/Alaska Natives. To help improve these disparities, Native Americans need access to appropriate and effective means of health promotion.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02672748.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Figure
Figure
Rates of obesity, hypertension, and diabetes among adult Growing Resilience participants before any intervention compared with state and national rates. State and national data are from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (6,7). Abbreviation: AI/AN, American Indian/Alaska Native.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Williams T. Brutal crimes grip an Indian reservation. New York Times. February 3, 2012.
    1. Smith DT, Bartee RT, Dorozynski CM, Carr LJ. Prevalence of overweight and influence of out-of-school seasonal periods on body mass index among American Indian schoolchildren. Prev Chronic Dis 2009;6(1):A20. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Perkins GB, Church GM. Report of pediatric evaluation of a sample of Indian children-Wind River Indian Reservation, 1957. Am J Public Health Nations Health 1960;50(2):181–94. 10.2105/AJPH.50.2.181 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Bickel G, Nord M, Price C, Hamilton W, Cook J. Guide to measuring household food security. Alexandria (VA): US Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service; 2000.
    1. Porter CM, Wechsler AM, Naschold F, Hime SJ, Fox L. Assessing health impacts of home food gardens with Wind River Indian Reservation families: protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2019;9(4):e022731. 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022731 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

Publication types

MeSH terms

Substances

Associated data