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Operation Kid Fit Demonstration Pilot
Briefing Slides
Molly Koczarski, RDN, CD
2 April 2014
UNCLASSIFIED
Reason for Action
• 67% of adult Army retirees and family members were considered
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overweight (32%) or obese (35%) 1
Clinical BMI data show that nearly one-third of Army Children are
overweight or obese 2
Rates of obesity and overweight increase with age 3
Percent of children age 2 to 19 at, below, or
over normal weight. Source: AHLTA,
extracted January-June 2011
Percent of children obese, overweight and
healthy weight by age group. Source: AHLTA,
extracted January-June 2011
Operation Kid-Fit (OKF)
• Part of the DoD Obesity Deep Dive Initiative
• Modified for military populations and renamed
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Operation Kid Fit
Take place at 4 military installations:
– Ft. Sill (Oklahoma)
– Ft. Bragg (North Carolina)
– Eglin AFB (Florida)
– Joint Base Lewis-McChord (Washington)
Led by 4 certified facilitators
128-160 families across 4 sites
– 8-10 families per group
– 4 groups per site
Partnered with Healthy Base Initiative (HBI)
Sites
Lifestyles Triple P
• Part of a larger network of Triple P (Positive Parenting Programs)
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interventions
Utilizes motivational interviewing and behavioral management strategies
In RCT demonstrated significant effects on parents’ confidence in managing
weight-related issues, reductions in coercive parenting strategies, reduction
in children’s BMI and decreased rates of weight-related behaviors at oneyear follow-up. (West, Sanders, Cleghorn & Davies, 2010)
For parents and caregivers of children ages 5-10 who have been identified
as overweight or obese
Comprised of ten 90-minute small group sessions and two 20-minute
individualized calls
Includes sessions on nutrition, physical activity and behavior modification
techniques