HealthSpark: Health Access for Children in Federally-Subsidized Child Care

NCT00339027 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 20040116
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 960
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

HealthSpark is a community-based research network of childcare centers designed to improve the health of children in Miami-Dade County. HealthSpark is the health component of SPARK (Supporting Partnerships to Assure Ready Kids), a community coalition led by the Early Childhood Initiative Foundation to improve school readiness in Allapattah/Model City and Homestead/Florida City, two underserved Miami-Dade County communities. The goal of HealthSpark I is to identify the health and healthcare needs of preschool children, then help translate evidence-based intervention into community programs.

Conditions

Asthma; Obesity; ADHD

Keywords

child care centers; community based research; behavioral health; health literacy; unmet healthcare needs

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Health concerns of parents

  Descriptive survey

  Cross-sectional

Study Arms (1)

Preschool children

Children aged 3-5 years who are enrolled in federally-subsidized early care and education centers in underserved communities in Miami-Dade County

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 3 Years - 5 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Children aged 3-5 years who are enrolled in federally-subsidized early care and education centers in underserved communities in Miami-Dade County

You may qualify if:

• Children ages 3 - 5 years, enrolled in one of the designated SPARK child care centers

You may not qualify if:

• Children under the age of 3 years or over the age of 5 years
• Children whose parents do not want to participate
• Children whose child care centers do not want to participate

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Miami: lead
• Health Foundation of South Florida: collaborator
• Ounce of Prevention Fund: collaborator
• The Early Childhood Initiative Foundation: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Miami Mailman Center for Child Development

Miami, Florida, 33101, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Asthma; Obesity; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Bronchial Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Lung Diseases, Obstructive; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Hypersensitivity; Hypersensitivity, Immediate; Hypersensitivity; Immune System Diseases; Overweight; Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Jeffrey P Brosco, MD, PhD

  University of Miami

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 16, 2006
• First Posted: June 20, 2006
• Study Start: May 1, 2004
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2005
• Study Completion: March 1, 2005
• Last Updated: August 11, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)