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  • A Case Study of a New State Model for Assessing Local Wellness Policies

    2019 | LeGros, T. A., Jones, B., Jacobs, L., Orzech, K. M., Torbert, K., & Martinez, S. H. (2019). A Case Study of a New State Model for Assessing Local Wellness Policies. Journal of School Health, 89(3), 191–199. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.12728
    BACKGROUND: In 2016, the United States Department of Agriculture issued a final rule to strengthen local wellness policies (LWPs). As school districts pursue compliance, states can provide critical guidance by leveraging support from...
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  • A Harvest of the Month Curriculum Increases Fruit and Vegetable Intake among 4th-6th Grade Students

    2021 | Strochlic, R., Woodward?Lopez, G., Hewawitharana, S., Streng, K., Richardson, J., Whetstone, L., & Gorshow, D. (2021). A Harvest of the Month Curriculum Increases Fruit and Vegetable Intake among 4th?6th Grade Students. Journal of School Health, 91(9), 750–760. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.13066
    ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Most children do not eat enough fruits and vegetables (FV). Schools are a critical setting for supporting children to consume FV. To fill a gap in available materials, a classroom curriculum was developed and...
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  • A Multicomponent, School-Based Intervention, the Shaping Healthy Choices Program, Improves Nutrition-Related Outcomes.

    2017 | Scherr, R. E., Linnell, J. D., Dharmar, M., Beccarelli, L. M., Bergman, J. J., Briggs, M., Brian, K. M., Feenstra, G., Hillhouse, J. C., Keen, C. L., Ontai, L. L., Schaefer, S. E., Smith, M. H., Spezzano, T., Steinberg, F. M., Sutter, C., Young, H. M., & Zidenberg-Cherr, S. (2017). A Multicomponent, School-Based Intervention, the Shaping Healthy Choices Program, Improves Nutrition-Related Outcomes. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 49(5), 368-379.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2016.12.007
    OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of the Shaping Healthy Choices Program (SHCP). DESIGN: A clustered, randomized, controlled intervention lasting 1 school year. SETTING: Schools in northern and central California. PARTICIPANTS...
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  • A Systems Approach Helps Explain Significant Improvements in Local Wellness Policies Among SNAP-Ed-Supported School Districts

    2020 | LeGros, T. A., Jacobs, L. E., Goodman, G. L., Orzech, K. M., & Holmes, E. (2020). A Systems Approach Helps Explain Significant Improvements in Local Wellness Policies Among SNAP-Ed–Supported School Districts. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 52(8), 766–774. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2020.02.010
    Objective: To assess changes in written local wellness policies (LWPs) across time within Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed)–participating districts. Design: Sequential, explanatory mixed methods. Setting...
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  • Adding a Social Marketing Campaign to a School-Based Nutrition Education Program Improves Children's Dietary Intake: A Quasi-Experimental Study

    2016 | Blitstein, J. L., Cates, S. C., Hersey, J., Montgomery, D., Shelley, M., Hradek, C., Kosa, K., Bell, L., Long, V., Williams, P. A., Olson, S., & Singh, A. (2016). Adding a Social Marketing Campaign to a School-Based Nutrition Education Program Improves Children’s Dietary Intake: A Quasi-Experimental Study. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 116(8), 1285–1294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2015.12.016
    Background Evidence supports the use of social marketing campaigns to improve nutrition knowledge and reinforce the effects of nutrition education programs. However, the additional effects of parent-focused social marketing with...
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  • Adapting an Elementary School Nutrition Context Assessment for High School Settings and Students

    2019 | John, D. H., Halverson, B., & Ho, T. H. (2019). Adapting an Elementary School Nutrition Context Assessment for High School Settings and Students. Journal of Human Sciences and Extension, 7(3), 13. DOI: https://doi.org/10.54718/GYIF2485
    The school nutrition context is comprised of supportive environmental features, programs, policies, and social relationships that shape students’ healthy dietary choices and patterns.   When engaging students as change agents...
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  • Alliance for a Healthier Generation

    2021 | Alliance for a Healthier Generation
    The Alliance for a Healthier Generation (Healthier Generation) supports school and district leaders in creating and sustaining healthy schools where students - especially those from underserved communities - can thrive. Healthier...
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  • An Experiential Cooking and Nutrition Education Program Increases Cooking Self-Efficacy and Vegetable Consumption in Children in Grades 3-8

    2016 | John, D. H., Gunter, K., Jackson, J. A., & Manore, M. (2016). Developing the School Physical Activity and Nutrition Environment Tool to Measure Qualities of the Obesogenic Context. Journal of School Health, 86(1), 39–47. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.12348
    Objective: Evaluate the effect of a community-based, experiential cooking and nutrition education program on consumption of fruits and vegetables and associated intermediate outcomes in students from low-income families. Design...
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  • Assessing Healthful Eating and Physical Activity Practices Inplaces Children Learn

    2020 | Rider, C. D., Linares, A., Kao, J., Becker, C., & Woodward-Lopez, G. (2020). Assessing Healthful Eating and Physical Activity Practices in Places Children Learn. The Journal of Extension, 58(6), Article 28. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.58.06.28
    Site-level assessment questionnaires (SLAQs) were developed to assess nutrition and physical activity practices and environments in schools and other places children spend time in order to facilitate program planning and evaluation...
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  • Assessing the Effectiveness of an Extender Model Partnership in Implementing a Multicomponent, School-Based Nutrition Intervention

    2021 | Scherr, R. E., Jones PhD, A. M., Colorafi, R., Klisch, S., Linnell, J. D., & Soule, K. E. (2021). Assessing the Effectiveness of an Extender Model Partnership in Implementing a Multicomponent, School-Based Nutrition Intervention. Health Promotion Practice, 22(6), 890–898. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524839920920305
    Childhood obesity continues to be a problem of national concern; school-based obesity prevention programs that incorporate nutrition education are among the efforts to address this issue. Implementation of these programs is often...
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