Head Start Centers Can Influence Healthy Behaviors: Evaluation of a Nutrition and Physical Activity Educational Intervention

Autor/inn/en	Fastring, Danielle; Keel, Kelsey; Colby, Deborah; Conner, John M.; Hilbert, Avery
Titel	Head Start Centers Can Influence Healthy Behaviors: Evaluation of a Nutrition and Physical Activity Educational Intervention
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 89 (2019) 9, S.698-704 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Fastring, Danielle)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.12811
Schlagwörter	Eating Habits; Dietetics; Nutrition; Early Intervention; Preschool Children; Partnerships in Education; Child Health; Preschool Education; Program Effectiveness; Physical Activity Level; Food; Health Behavior; Obesity + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Ernährungslehre; Ernährung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Lebensmittel; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Adipositas
Abstract	Background: Because healthy habits are established early in life, it is important to teach young children about foods that contribute to a healthy diet. One of the strategies recommended by the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines is to implement educational programs in community settings such as child care and preschool settings. Head Start is one such educational child care setting that serves young children ages 3 to 5 years old. Methods: A community partnership was established between Jackson County Civic Action Agency and supported by the Mississippi Gulf Coast Youth Health Coalition's Childhood Obesity Initiative. A quasi-experimental nonequivalent 2-group pre/post-test study design was utilized to determine the effectiveness of a 12-week physical activity and nutrition education program delivered in a Head Start setting. Results: There was a statistically significant improvement in fruit (F = 5.602, df = 1, p = 0.018) and vegetable (F = 16.061, df = 1, p < 0.001) recognition scores, and the number of "tried and liked" fruits (F = 5.579, df = 1, p = .019) and vegetables (F = 88.559, df = 1, p < 0.001) between children in the control group (n = 86) and intervention group (n = 303) when controlling for scores at baseline. Conclusion: Utilizing the Head Start program as a setting for health education program delivery is one available strategy to combat childhood obesity on a community level. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01