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'Ready. Set. ACTION!' A theater-based obesity prevention program for children: a feasibility study.

Dianne Neumark-Sztainer¹, Jess Haines, Ramona Robinson-O'Brien

¹Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 South Second Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA. neumark@epi.umn.edu

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The "Ready. Set. ACTION!" theater program increased awareness for obesity prevention in diverse children and parents but did not significantly change behaviors. Further research should integrate it into comprehensive school interventions.

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Area of Science:

Public Health
Childhood Obesity Prevention
Health Behavior Change

Background:

Childhood obesity is a significant public health concern, particularly in low-income and ethnically diverse populations.
Effective, engaging interventions are needed to deliver obesity prevention messages to these at-risk groups.
Traditional approaches may not adequately reach or resonate with diverse pediatric populations and their families.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess the feasibility and impact of an innovative theater-based after-school program, "Ready. Set. ACTION!", for obesity prevention.
To evaluate the program's effectiveness in promoting behavioral changes among ethnically diverse, low-income children and their parents.
To understand participant satisfaction and perceived behavioral changes through process evaluation.

Main Methods:

A pre/post-randomized controlled study design was employed to evaluate program impact.
Process evaluation focused on participant satisfaction and reported behavioral intentions.
The study involved 96 children (grades 4-6) and 61 parents, with 41% of children overweight at baseline.

Main Results:

Intervention participants reported high satisfaction with the "Ready. Set. ACTION!" program.
Participants indicated they had made or intended to make positive behavioral changes.
Few significant differences in behavior were observed between intervention and control groups at follow-up.

Conclusions:

The theater-based program effectively increased awareness regarding the need for behavioral change in obesity prevention.
The intervention, on its own, was not sufficient to drive significant behavioral changes.
Future research should explore integrating theater-based strategies into comprehensive school interventions with educational and environmental components.