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ERIC Number: EJ911338
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1499-4046
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A Content Analysis of Kindergarten-12th Grade School-Based Nutrition Interventions: Taking Advantage of Past Learning
Roseman, Mary G.; Riddell, Martha C.; Haynes, Jessica N.
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, v43 n1 p2-18 Jan-Feb 2011
Objective: To review the literature, identifying proposed recommendations for school-based nutrition interventions, and evaluate kindergarten through 12th grade school-based nutrition interventions conducted from 2000-2008. Design: Proposed recommendations from school-based intervention reviews were developed and used in conducting a content analysis of 26 interventions. Participants: Twenty-six school-based nutrition interventions in the United States first published in peer-reviewed journals from 2000-2008. Variable Measured: Ten proposed recommendations based on prior analyses of school-based nutrition interventions: (1) behaviorally focused, (2) multicomponents, (3) healthful food/school environment, (4) family involvement, (5) self-assessments, (6) quantitative evaluation, (7) community involvement, (8) ethnic/heterogeneous groups, (9) multimedia technology, and (10) sequential and sufficient duration. Analysis: Descriptive statistics. Results: The most frequent recommendations used were: (1) behaviorally focused components (100%) and (2) quantitative evaluation of food behaviors (96%). Only 15% of the interventions included community involvement or ethnic/heterogeneous groups, whereas 31% included anthropometric measures. Five of the 10 proposed recommendations were included in over 50% of the interventions. Conclusions and Implications: Rising trend of overweight children warrants the need to synthesize findings from previous studies to inform research and program development and assist in identification of high-impact strategies and tactics. (Contains 4 tables.)
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Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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