Evaluating the Impact of Six Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education Interventions on Children's At-Home Diets

Autor/inn/en	Williams, Pamela A.; Cates, Sheryl C.; Blitstein, Jonathan L.; Hersey, James C.; Kosa, Katherine M.; Long, Valerie A.; Singh, Anita; Berman, Danielle
Titel	Evaluating the Impact of Six Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education Interventions on Children's At-Home Diets
Quelle	In: Health Education & Behavior, 42 (2015) 3, S.329-338 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1981
DOI	10.1177/1090198114558589
Schlagwörter	Nutrition; Intervention; Control Groups; Nutrition Instruction; Program Evaluation; Surveys; Health Promotion; Health Behavior; Eating Habits; Quasiexperimental Design; Child Care Centers; Preschool Children; Elementary School Students; Parent Attitudes; Low Income; Program Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ernährung; Nutrition education; Ernährungserziehung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Kinderbetreuung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Elternverhalten; Niedriglohn
Abstract	Background: Nutrition education in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) is designed to promote healthy eating behaviors in a low-income target population. Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of six SNAP-Ed interventions delivered in child care centers or elementary school settings in increasing participating children's at-home fruit and vegetable (F/V) consumption by 0.3 cups per day and use of fat-free or low-fat milk instead of whole or reduced-fat milk during the prior week. Method: Clustered randomized or quasi-experimental clustered trials took place in child care centers or elementary schools between 2010 and 2012. Parents of children at intervention and control sites completed baseline and follow-up surveys about their child's at home F/V consumption and other dietary behaviors. Results: One of the six interventions was successful in meeting the objective of increasing children's F/V consumption by 0.3 cups per day. For three of the six interventions, there was a small but statistically significant increase in F/V consumption and/or use of low-fat or fat-free milk. Conclusion. Although not all interventions were effective, these findings suggest that it is possible for some SNAP-Ed interventions to improve dietary habits among low-income children among some families. The effective interventions appear to have benefited from implementation experience and sustained efforts at intervention refinement and improvement. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01