Journal article
Actively Involving Middle School Students in the Implementation of a Pilot of a Behavioral Economics-Based Lunchroom Intervention in Rural Schools
Health promotion practice, Vol.20(5), pp.675-683
09/2019
DOI: 10.1177/1524839918807717
PMCID: PMC7248680
PMID: 30326740
Abstract
School-based interventions can play an important role in improving childhood and adolescent nutrition and preventing obesity. Schools offer a unique opportunity to implement policy, systems, and environmental interventions targeting healthy eating behaviors. An intervention was piloted in six middle schools featuring behavioral economics-based changes to the lunchroom, communication training, and communicate cues for food service staff. The pilot study employed a multicomponent evaluation with students and food service directors and staff including a lunchroom assessment, online surveys, production records, and interviews. Five schools increased their scores on the lunchroom assessment tool, and four schools increased the number of servings produced of healthy food items. Interviews with food service directors indicated the interventions was feasible and well received. School-based policy, systems, and environmental interventions targeting healthy eating behaviors may play a role in preventing obesity in children and adolescents.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Actively Involving Middle School Students in the Implementation of a Pilot of a Behavioral Economics-Based Lunchroom Intervention in Rural Schools
- Creators
- Natoshia M Askelson - 2 University of Minnesota-Morris, Morris, MN, USAPatrick Brady - 1 University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USAGrace Ryan - 1 University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USACristian Meier - 1 University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USACristina Ortiz - 2 University of Minnesota-Morris, Morris, MN, USACarrie Scheidel - 3 Iowa Department of Education, Des Moines, IA, USAPatti Delger - 3 Iowa Department of Education, Des Moines, IA, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Health promotion practice, Vol.20(5), pp.675-683
- DOI
- 10.1177/1524839918807717
- PMID
- 30326740
- PMCID
- PMC7248680
- NLM abbreviation
- Health Promot Pract
- ISSN
- 1524-8399
- eISSN
- 1552-6372
- Publisher
- United States
- Grant note
- U48 DP005021 / NCCDPHP CDC HHS P30 CA086862 / NCI NIH HHS U48 DP006389 / NCCDPHP CDC HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/2019
- Academic Unit
- Injury Prevention Research Center; Public Policy Center (Archive); Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984063127002771
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