Objectives:: The objective of this study was to evaluate a 12-session home/community-based health promotion/ obesity prevention program (Challenge!) on changes in BMI status, body composition, physical activity, and diet.Methods: A total of 235 black adolescents (aged 11-16 years; 38% overweight/obese) were recruited from low-income urban communities. Baseline measures included weight, height, body composition, physical activity (PA), and diet. PA was measured by 7-day play-equivalent physical activity (> or =1800 activity counts per minute). Participants were randomly assigned to health promotion/obesity prevention that is anchored in social cognitive theory and motivational interviewing and was delivered by college-aged black mentors or to control. Postintervention (11 months) and delayed follow-up (24 months) evaluations were conducted. Longitudinal analyses used multilevel models with random intercepts and generalized estimating equations, controlling for baseline age/gender. Stratified analyses examined baseline BMI category.
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