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Long-term student outcomes of the Integrated Nutrition and Physical Activity Program
Jini Puma1, Catherine Romaniello, Lori Crane
1Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center, University of Colorado Denver, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO.
Objective:
To examine the long-term effects of the Integrated Nutrition and Physical Activity Program (INPAP), a school-based nutrition education program.
Design:
Quasi-experimental design comparing intervention and comparison cohorts at 3-6 years after delivery of the INPAP intervention on nutrition- and physical activity-related outcomes.
Setting:
This study was conducted in 1 school district in a low-income rural county of ∼15,000 residents in south-central Colorado.
Participants:
In second grade, intervention and comparison cohorts included 173 (fall 2000) and 190 (fall 1999) students, respectively. Approximately 60% of these students completed assessments in eighth grade.
Interventions:
INPAP is an experiential school-based nutrition education program, grounded in social cognitive theory and Piaget's cognitive development theory and adapted for use in a rural setting.
Outcomes:
Nutrition and physical activity knowledge, self-efficacy, attitudes and behaviors, body mass index.
Analysis:
Wilcoxon signed rank test, chi-square test for proportions, and t test for means.
Results:
Long-term effects were observed in nutrition-related knowledge and attitudes but not self-efficacy or behavior change. The effects that did occur were attenuated over time.
Conclusion And Implications:
This study found that INPAP implemented in elementary school had limited lasting effects by the end of middle school, a time when students have increased autonomy to make food choices.
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