Journal article
A pilot study to expand the school breakfast program in one middle school
Translational behavioral medicine, Vol.1(3), pp.436-442
09/2011
DOI: 10.1007/s13142-011-0068-5
PMCID: PMC3269782
PMID: 22308175
Abstract
School Breakfast Program (SBP) eaters weigh less and have healthier diets than nonSBP eaters. However, SBP is underused nationally, especially among low income youth. To explore the feasibility of expanding access to the SBP to improve participation among sixth grade students in one middle school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A grab-n-go SBP menu, hallway delivery service and in-classroom eating strategies were implemented and evaluated with a cohort of sixth grade students (
n
= 239) for 6 weeks during spring 2010. Process measures were collected from students and teachers and through direct observations. The school district provided objective SBP participation data at baseline and post intervention. Students were very satisfied with eating in the classrooms (64%). Teachers (
n
= 10) rated eating in the classroom as not messy, not disruptive and student behavior as excellent or good (100%). There was a significant increase in SBP participation from 0.74 days per week to 1.21 days per week (
p
< 0.0001). Improvements were more pronounced among students eligible for free and reduced priced school meals. A school environment that supports convenient SBP menu and serving and eating locations was feasible and increased SBP participation in this suburban middle school.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A pilot study to expand the school breakfast program in one middle school
- Creators
- Marilyn S Nanney - Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, 717 Delaware Street, SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414 USATemitope M Olaleye - Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, 717 Delaware Street, SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414 USAQi Wang - Clinical and Transitional Science Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN USAEsther Motyka - Child Nutrition Programs, Anoka-Hennepin School District, Anoka, MN USAJulie Klund-Schubert - Northdale Middle School, Coon Rapids, MN USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Translational behavioral medicine, Vol.1(3), pp.436-442
- DOI
- 10.1007/s13142-011-0068-5
- PMID
- 22308175
- PMCID
- PMC3269782
- NLM abbreviation
- Transl Behav Med
- ISSN
- 1869-6716
- eISSN
- 1613-9860
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/2011
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984093223902771
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