Journal article
Implementing a Nutrition and Physical Activity Curriculum in Head Start Through an Academic‐Community Partnership
The Journal of school health, Vol.87(6), pp.465-473
06/2017
DOI: 10.1111/josh.12515
PMID: 28463443
Abstract
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND
Schools may be an effective avenue for interventions that prevent childhood obesity. I am Moving I am Learning/Choosy Kids© (IMIL/CK) is a curriculum recommended by Head Start (HS) for education in nutrition, physical activity, and healthy lifestyle habits.
METHODS
We formed an academic‐community partnership (ACP), the Springfield Collaborative for Active Child Health, to promote prevention of childhood obesity, in part, to implement the IMIL/CK curriculum in local HS sites. The ACP included a medical school, HS program, public school district, and state health department.
RESULTS
Community‐based participatory research principles helped identify and organize important implementation activities: community engagement, curriculum support, professional teacher training, and evaluation. IMIL/CK was piloted in 1 school then implemented in all local HS sites. All sites were engaged in IMIL/CK professional teacher training, classroom curriculum delivery, and child physical activity assessments. Local HS policy changed to include IMIL/CK in lesson plans and additional avenues of collaboration were initiated. Furthermore, improvements in physical activity and/or maintenance or improvement of healthy weight prevalence was seen in 4 of the 5 years evaluated.
CONCLUSIONS
An ACP is an effective vehicle to implement and evaluate childhood obesity prevention programming in HS sites.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Implementing a Nutrition and Physical Activity Curriculum in Head Start Through an Academic‐Community Partnership
- Creators
- Whitney E Zahnd - Center for Clinical Research, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, PO Box 19664Tracey Smith - Southern Illinois University School of MedicineSusan J Ryherd - Center for Clinical Research, Southern Illinois University School of MedicineMelissa Cleer - Southern Illinois University School of MedicineValerie Rogers - Springfield Public Schools District 186, 900 West EdwardsDavid E Steward - Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of school health, Vol.87(6), pp.465-473
- Publisher
- Wiley Periodicals, Inc
- DOI
- 10.1111/josh.12515
- PMID
- 28463443
- ISSN
- 0022-4391
- eISSN
- 1746-1561
- Number of pages
- 9
- Grant note
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/2017
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Record Identifier
- 9984214854202771
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