Actively Involving Middle School Students in the Implementation of a Pilot of a Behavioral Economics–Based Lunchroom Intervention in Rural Schools
| Autor: | Patti Delger, Grace Ryan, Cristina Ortiz, Natoshia M. Askelson, Carrie Scheidel, Cristian L. Meier, Patrick Brady |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Rural Population Nursing (miscellaneous) Adolescent Health Behavior education Psychological intervention Pilot Projects Healthy eating Health Promotion Behavioral economics Article Nutrition Policy 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Feeding behavior Healthy food Surveys and Questionnaires Intervention (counseling) Humans Food service 030212 general & internal medicine Child Students School Health Services Medical education 030505 public health Communication Economics Behavioral Food Services Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Feeding Behavior Health promotion Female Diet Healthy 0305 other medical science Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Health Promot Pract |
| ISSN: | 1552-6372 1524-8399 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1524839918807717 |
| Popis: | 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. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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