Child, Obesity
Conditions
Keywords
Fruit, Vegetables, Motor Activity
Brief summary
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Education (SNAP-Ed) is a national initiative with the goal of improving the health and wellbeing of low income families. University of Minnesota Extension every year offers nearly 4000 educational events, serving approximately 70,000 Minnesotans through the program. Extension is conducting an impact study to determine program effectiveness and assess sustained changes of participants and their families that can be directly attributed to programming on a larger and methodically sound scale.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALGo Wild with Fruits and Veggies!
Fruits and Vegetables
BEHAVIORALGo Wild with Fruits and Veggies! delayed
Go Wild with Fruits and Veggies! delayed
Sponsors
University of Minnesota
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
8 Years to 9 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Third grade elementary students * Schools that are eligible for SNAP ED funding (have more than 50% students received free/reduced lunch)
Exclusion criteria
* Other grade elementary students * Schools that are not eligible for SNAP ED funding
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| To assess changes in adiposity level among the program participants indicated by BMI measurements. | We will assess BMI in the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 12th month | We assess BMI of participants by using standardized stadiometers and weighing scales to attain weights and heights. Birthdates and sex of program participants were also acquired. Then, using the information of their birthdates, weight and heights, BMI percentile and BMI will be computed and analyzed. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| To assess changes of fruit and vegetable intake and among program participants. | We will measure the changes of fruits and vegetable intakes in the 1st month (baseline), 3rd month, 7th month, and 12th month | We use fruits and vegetables frequency retrospective questions and A day in the life survey to assess the fruits and vegetable intake. Composite values of these two measures will decide the levels of changes in intakes. |
| To assess changes of physical activity levels among program participants. | We will measure the changes of physical activity level in the 1st month (baseline), 3rd month, 7th month, and 12th month | We use Yamax Digiwalker (SW700) pedometer, physical activity questions, and parent proxy surveys to assess the physical activity levels. Composite values of all measures will be computed to determine the levels of change. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed