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ERIC Number: EJ572743
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4391
Outcomes of a High School Program to Increase Fruit and Vegetable Consumption: Gimme 5--A Fresh Nutrition Concept for Students.
Nicklas, Theresa A.; Johnson, Carolyn C.; Myers, Leann; Farris, Rosanne P.; Cunningham, Amy
Journal of School Health, v68 n6 p248-53 Aug 1998
Describes the effectiveness of the Gimme 5 intervention to increase high school students' fruit and vegetable consumption. Intervention included media campaigns, classroom workshops, school meal modification, and parental support. After two years, daily servings increased more in the intervention group. Control students, who received Gimme 5 measurements without interventions, increased their consumption to similar levels by three years. (SM)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Comprehensive School Health Education, Eating Habits, Health Behavior, High Schools, Knowledge Level, Mass Media Use, Nutrition Instruction, Parent Participation, Student Behavior
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Fruits; Vegetables