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Sprouts Growing Healthy Habits: Curriculum Development and Pilot Study.
Meghan C Fisher1, Elizabeth Villegas1, Carolyn Sutter2
1Human Development and Family Studies Department, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States.
Frontiers in Public Health
|April 12, 2019
Summary
A pilot study found that the Sprouts: Growing Healthy Habits curriculum improved knowledge of healthy habits in young children. This early education may help combat childhood obesity by promoting healthier behaviors.
Area of Science:
- Pediatrics
- Public Health
- Health Education
Background:
- Childhood obesity rates necessitate early intervention for healthy lifestyle development.
- Early school years are a critical period for establishing lifelong healthy habits.
- A novel curriculum, Sprouts: Growing Healthy Habits, was developed to address these needs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the impact of the Sprouts: Growing Healthy Habits curriculum on children's knowledge.
- To assess changes in understanding of key health concepts among early elementary students.
Main Methods:
- A nonrandomized controlled pilot study involving 57 children aged 5-6 years from two elementary schools.
- Intervention group received the Sprouts curriculum; control group did not.
- Knowledge assessed pre- and post-intervention using card sorting, ranking, and sequence activities across five content areas.
Main Results:
- The intervention school showed significant knowledge gains in farm to table, sugar content of beverages, and bedtime routines.
- The control school demonstrated a significant increase in knowledge of portion sizes.
- Between-school analysis revealed significantly greater improvements in bedtime routine knowledge in the intervention group.
Conclusions:
- The Sprouts curriculum shows promise in enhancing children's knowledge of healthy habits, even with a short dosage.
- Increased knowledge in early childhood health topics may contribute to promoting healthy behaviors.
- Findings suggest potential for this curriculum in combating childhood obesity effects.
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