Evaluation of a School-Based Multicomponent Nutrition Education Program to Improve Young Children's Fruit and Vegetable Consumption

Autor/inn/en	Prelip, Michael; Kinsler, Janni; Thai, Chan Le; Erausquin, Jennifer Toller; Slusser, Wendelin
Titel	Evaluation of a School-Based Multicomponent Nutrition Education Program to Improve Young Children's Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
Quelle	In: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 44 (2012) 4, S.310-318 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1499-4046
DOI	10.1016/j.jneb.2011.10.005
Schlagwörter	Intervention; Nutrition; Workshops; Teacher Influence; Elementary School Students; Low Income; Nutrition Instruction; Program Evaluation; Eating Habits; Pretests Posttests; Knowledge Level; Attitude Change; Student Attitudes; Parent Influence; Educational Environment; Dining Facilities; Futures (of Society); California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ernährung; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Niedriglohn; Nutrition education; Ernährungserziehung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Wissensbasis; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Schülerverhalten; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Mensa; Future; Society; Zukunft; Kalifornien
Abstract	Objective: To assess the impact of a multicomponent nutrition education program on student knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to consumption of fruits and vegetables (FVs). Design: Quasi-experimental pretest/posttest research design; 3 study conditions (Intervention+, Intervention, Comparison). Setting: Six schools from the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Participants: Three hundred ninety-nine low-income third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade students. Intervention: The Intervention+ condition included 4 components: traditional Network-LAUSD program, new standardized nutrition curriculum, teacher training workshops, and parent nutrition education workshops. The Intervention condition included 2 components: traditional Network-LAUSD program and teacher training workshops. Main Outcome Measures: Fruit and vegetable consumption, knowledge of food groups, attitudes and beliefs toward FVs, and parent/teacher influence on students' attitudes toward FVs. Analysis: Linear mixed models. Results: The Intervention+ resulted in a positive change in knowledge (P less than 0.05), attitudes and beliefs toward vegetables (P less than 0.01), and teacher influence on students' FV attitudes (P less than 0.05). Conclusions and Implications: Although this study influenced knowledge and attitudes regarding FVs, a significant increase in students' FV consumption was not observed. Given the ultimate aim of the LAUSD nutrition efforts is to increase FV consumption, future studies should consider adopting new intervention strategies, such as focusing on changing the school food environment. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10