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S90 USDA NIFA Poster Abstracts Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior � Volume 44, Number 4S, 2012
Evaluation: Focus group/interview data were collectedfrom 177 adolescents in years 1 to 2; 12-week interventionenrolled 152 participants in year 3; pre-post surveys as-sessed intervention effect on knowledge and behavior.Electronic data capture included usage of Web, softwareapplications, and mobile telephones.Conclusions and Implications: Modest effect onknowledge and behaviors, but not physical activity, wasobserved for selected nutrition topics.Funding: USDA, Cooperative State Research, Education,and Extension Service, Grant #2009-55215-05187.
UP35 Ninos Sanos, Familia Sana: A Multiyear,Multi-intervention Program to AddressChildhood Obesity among Low-IncomeMexican Origin Children in California’s CentralValleyY. G. Flores, PhD, [email protected], University ofCalifornia, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616; A. de laTorre, PhD; B. Sandeghi, MD, PhD; R. D. Manzo;U. Shaikh, MD, MPH, MS
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of culturally in-formed strategies to recruit, engage, and retain the controlgroup of a multifaceted intervention program in 2 ruralMexican heritage communities in California's CentralValley.Description: Literature is limited on interventions gearedto develop community capacity and maintain enrollmentsin the control group, particularly with Chicano/Latinocommunities.Evaluation: An assessment of the community-basedstrategies used will be analyzed with content analysis ofthe data.Conclusions and Implications: Engaging and retain-ing control participants for multiyear studies requires com-munity building and collaborative partnerships.Funding: USDA, National Institute of Food and Agricul-ture, Grant #2010-04641.
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UP36 Using In-home Behavioral EconomicStrategies and Enhanced Food PreparationSkills to Increase Vegetable Intake and Varietyamong ChildrenM. Reicks, PhD, RD, [email protected], University ofMinnesota, 1334 Eckles Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108;Z. Vickers, PhD; E. Mykerezi, PhD; T. Mann, PhD;J. Redden, PhD
Objective: The objective is to conduct a randomized,controlled intervention to improve child vegetable intake,variety, and liking, based on incorporating in-home behav-ioral strategies into the Cooking Matters for Familiesprogram.
Description: Parent/child pairs (n ¼ 50/group) will berandomized into treatment and control groups and attend6 weekly 2-hour lessons taught by a chef and extension nu-trition educator.Evaluation: Baseline, 6-week, and 6- and 12-month datawill be collected to assess changes in dietary intake, energydensity, vegetable liking, cooking skills and confidence,and home availability of vegetables.Conclusions and Implications: Modifying children'seating patterns to include more vegetables may contributeto healthier weights and overall health of children.Funding: USDA, National Institute of Food and Agricul-ture, Grant #2011-04484.
UP37 Growing Healthy Kids through HealthyCommunities (HKHC)W. M. Koszewski, PhD, RD, [email protected],University of Nebraska, 119A Leverton Hall, Lincoln, NE68583-0806; N. Sehi, MS, RD; J. Hall, MS, RD; S. Wolfe, MS,ACSM-HFS; A. Losey, MS, RD
Objective: Deliver and evaluate a school-based nutritioneducation curriculum in kindergarten through secondgrade.Description: The HKHC project is being implemented inan urban school district, with 100% of the eligible schoolsand classrooms participating. The school enrichment kitswere designed to help teachers teach nutrition and healthconcepts that correspond to state standards.Evaluation: After attending the teacher workshop,teachers exhibited a significant improvement (P < .05) inconfidence and self-efficacy in teaching nutrition. Stu-dents' nutrition knowledge and behaviors improved signif-icantly.Conclusions and Implications: The HKHC project hasthe ability to positively affect nutrition knowledge and be-haviors of kindergarten through second-grade youths andtheir teachers.Funding: USDA Grant #NEBN-36-502.
UP38 Development of a Multiyear, Family-Centered Nutrition Intervention to PreventObesity in Mexican-heritage ChildrenL. Kaiser, PhD, RD, [email protected], University ofCalifornia, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616;M.Horowitz, MS,MCHES; C. Schneider, PhD, RD, Universityof California; M. Johns, RD, MPA; C. Lamp, MS, MPH, RD,University of California Cooperative Extension;A. Aguilera, MPH; D. Bueno-Gutierrez, MS, MD, Universityof California, Davis; S. Bosse, University of CaliforniaCooperative Extension; A. de la Torre, PhD, University ofCalifornia, Davis
Objective: To describe the development of a family-centered nutrition education intervention to preventobesity in Mexican-heritage children aged 3 to 8 years.
