Abstract
Literature suggests an association between poverty, gender, and health. The Financial Success Program (FSP) provides financial education and support to low-income, single mothers. This study assessed the effect of the FSP on health and quality of life in participants and their children. From 2011-2012, 36 women and 28 children were enrolled. Indicators of health and quality of life were assessed pre-and post-year-long intervention. In addition to improvements in financial outcomes, participants demonstrated a significant reduction in fast food consumption and significant improvements in hopefulness and quality of life. Over 30% of mothers experienced weight loss, 52% a reduction in BMI, and 41% a reduction in body fat percentage. Many children experienced reductions in BMI and BMI percentile. In this chapter we report on the health effect of financial education in low-income single mothers. When designing multifaceted community-based cardiovascular risk reduction programs, financial stress should be addressed through education.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Public Health: Improving Health via Inter-Professional Collaborations |
| Publisher | Nova Science Publishers, Inc. |
| Pages | 49-62 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781633215948 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781633215696 |
| State | Published - Jul 1 2014 |
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A financial education program and health of single, low-income women and their children. / Packard, Kathleen A.; Kalkowski, Julie C.; White, Nicole D.; Ryan-Haddad, Ann M.; Black, Lisa; Flecky, Kathleen A.; Furze, Jennifer; Rusch, Lorraine M.; Qi, Yongyue.
Public Health: Improving Health via Inter-Professional Collaborations. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2014. p. 49-62.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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AU - Furze, Jennifer
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