FIU-RCMI Journal Club featuring Taylor Lane, M.A.

On November 18, 8 researchers attended the FIU-RCMI Journal Club Series, “School-Based Weight Management Program Curbs Summer Weight Gain Among Low-Income Hispanic Middle School Students,” facilitated by Taylor Lane, M.A., Interdisciplinary Health PhD Student and Graduate Research Assistant, Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC) at Northern Arizona University. Research shows that elementary students gain weight over the summer. It is unknown if these findings apply to Hispanic adolescents. There was a discussion of the evaluation of school and summer standardized body mass index (zBMI) changes in Hispanic middle school students.