USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Is More Effective in Town and Rural Schools than Those in More Populated Communities

Autor/inn/en	Lin, Yi-Chun; Fly, Alyce D.
Titel	USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Is More Effective in Town and Rural Schools than Those in More Populated Communities
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 86 (2016) 11, S.769-777 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
Schlagwörter	Food; Eating Habits; Student Surveys; Student Attitudes; Elementary School Students; Urban Areas; Rural Areas; Program Effectiveness; Statistical Analysis; Rural Urban Differences; Health Behavior; Indiana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lebensmittel; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Schülerbefragung; Schülerverhalten; Urban area; Stadtregion; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Statistische Analyse; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten
Abstract	Background: We attempted to determine effects of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) on variety and frequency of fruit and vegetable intake by students in schools from different locales. Methods: Data were derived from the 2011-2012 Indiana FFVP Student Survey completed by 4229 fourth-sixth graders. Effects were studied within 2 groups, 39 city and suburb schools, and 12 town and rural schools. Differences in students' responses over time to 2 items measuring variety and 10 items measuring fruit and vegetable intake frequency were determined with multilevel regression models. Results: Town and rural students were 1.2 times more likely to eat different kinds of fruit (p = 0.04) and vegetables (p = 0.01) daily, and increased fruit (+1.0 time/day; p < 0.01) and vegetable intake frequency (+0.5 times/day; p = 0.03). City and suburb students increased fruit intake frequency (~0.8 times/day; p < 0.01) but not vegetable intake frequency or daily variety (p > 0.05). Conclusions: FFVP improved fruit and vegetable eating behaviors in the "town and rural" group, but was only partially effective in the "city and suburb" group. Strategies to implement FFVP may need to differ depending on school locale. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01