Report
Healthy Schools Healthy Students: Evaluation Results and Recommendations, FY2018 Team Nutrition Training Grant CFDA#: 10.574
University of Iowa Public Policy Center
09/20/2019
DOI: 10.17077/rep.001116
Abstract
Background
In general, Americans of all ages do not adhere to dietary recommendations, including increasing fruit, vegetable, and whole grain consumption and limiting foods such as added sugar. Nutrition interventions, particularly those targeting children, are needed to improve dietary intake and increase overall health. While the nutrition requirements included in the Healthy, Hunger-Free
Kids Act of 2010 have improved the content of school meals, plate waste studies indicate that further interventions are needed to ensure students not only have access to healthy foods, but that students are consuming nutritious meals to reach dietary recommendations. Nutrition interventions delivered in schools have the potential to have a large impact. This is due to schools’ ability to reach many children, the schools’ role in providing meals and supporting proper nutrition through education, and the ability to manipulate multiple factors in the school environment to promote healthy eating. Nutrition interventions targeting children are needed to establish healthy eating habits early in life, prevent later health issues due to poor dietary intake, and improve population health. However, more research is needed to examine their effectiveness and determine which methods are most appropriate. The aim of this project was to implement a multi-component intervention in schools to improve 4th grade students’ nutrition knowledge, attitudes towards fruits and vegetables, preferences for fruits and vegetables, and awareness of MyPlate. This is the second year of the project’s implementation, with the intervention being delivered in schools in the delayed intervention arm of the project.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Healthy Schools Healthy Students: Evaluation Results and Recommendations, FY2018 Team Nutrition Training Grant CFDA#: 10.574
- Creators
- Patrick BradyNatoshia M Askelson - University of Iowa, Community and Behavioral HealthLejla AvdicEssence BaymonYeaseul Kim - University of Iowa, Community and Behavioral HealthGrace Ryan
- Resource Type
- Report
- DOI
- 10.17077/rep.001116
- Publisher
- University of Iowa Public Policy Center; Iowa City, Iowa, USA
- Number of pages
- 45 pages
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2019 the authors
- Grant note
- This project has been funded at least in part with Federal funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the view or policies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/20/2019
- Academic Unit
- Injury Prevention Research Center; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9983697773302771
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