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ERIC Number: EJ781307
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Dec
Pages: 12
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0033-3085
EISSN: N/A
School-Based Promotion of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Multiculturally Diverse, Urban Schools
Blom-Hoffman, Jessica
Psychology in the Schools, v45 n1 p16-27 Dec 2007
Rates of childhood overweight have reached epidemic proportions (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2001), and schools have been called on to play a role in the prevention of this medical condition. This article describes a multiyear health promotion effort--the Athletes in Service fruit and vegetable (F&V) promotion program--which is based on social learning theory for urban, elementary school children in kindergarten through third grade. Children participate in the program for a period of 3 years. The goals of the program are to increase opportunities for children to be more physically active during the school day and to help students increase their F&V consumption. This article describes the F&V promotion components of the program that were implemented in year 1, including implementation integrity and treatment acceptability data. Year 1 evaluation data demonstrated that the program is acceptable from the perspective of school staff and was implemented by school staff with high levels of integrity. Hallmarks of the program's successful implementation and high acceptability include (a) having a school-based program champion; (b) designing the program to include low-cost, attractive, interactive materials; (c) including many school staff members to facilitate a culture of healthy eating in the school; and (d) spreading out implementation responsibilities among the multiple staff members so that each individual's involvement is time efficient. (Contains 2 tables and 1 footnote.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 1; Grade 2; Grade 3; Kindergarten
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (DHEW), Bethesda, MD.
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A