估计幼儿教育营养计划的价值
Ruchira Mahashabde1, Allen Smith1, Taren Massey-Swindle2
1Division of Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Policy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States.
Frontiers in nutrition
|November 20, 2025
概括
我们一起激发智能饮食 (WISE) 计划改善了儿童的饮食,比通常的营养教育更有效,成本更低. WISE是一个具有成本效益的干预措施,用于改善幼儿节目的营养.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 营养科学 营养科学
- 卫生经济学 卫生经济学
背景情况:
- 儿童肥胖是一个重大的公共卫生问题.
- 有效的营养干预对于像Head Start这样的幼儿计划至关重要.
- 评估营养计划的成本效益对于资源分配至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较"我们一起激发智能饮食" (WISE) 干预措施的成本,有效性和价值,与通常的营养教育 (UNE) 相比.
- 评估WISE和UNE对儿童饮食摄入量和体重指数 (BMI) 的影响.
- 为决策者提供有关Head Start计划中营养干预措施的经济见解.
主要方法:
- 使用了前后研究设计,并非随机组分配.
- 在阿肯色州的Head Start计划 (儿童和成人护理食品计划 - CACFP) 中,比较了WISE和UNE干预措施.
- 测量了3-5岁儿童的水果和蔬菜摄入量 (食物频率问卷 - FFQ) 和BMI的变化.
主要成果:
- 与UNE站点相比,WISE站点的儿童在FFQ分数中表现出明显更大的改善.
- 在WISE和UNE组之间没有观察到BMI的显著差异.
- WISE干预比UNE更有效,更便宜,每增加1个单位的FFQ分数就花费0.26美元.
结论:
- 智慧的干预促进更健康的饮食,成本低于通常的营养教育.
- 智能证明了有利的成本效益,为幼儿营养计划提供了潜在的节省和价值.
- 结果支持WISE作为一个有价值和经济合理的选择,以改善儿童营养.
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