Objective
This study aims to test effectiveness of a school-based curriculum utilizing children as change agents, supplemented by family activities, to prevent childhood obesity.
Description
The Action Pack Families study is a group-randomized trial that follows children from the beginning of 3rd grade to the end of 5th grade. These analyses consider changes in home environment factors and child weight status from baseline to the beginning of year two (one year of intervention).
Evaluation
Data were collected at the beginning of 3rd grade (baseline) and the beginning of 4th grade in 10 schools (n=670 children). Child height and weight were collected at school by the research team; diet, physical activity, and home environment factors were self-reported by parents using a paper-pencil survey. We will present data from baseline to the beginning of year two for fruit, vegetable, and sugar sweetened beverage availability in the home, mealtime characteristics, food security, parent support for healthy eating and physical activity, home media environment, child dietary intake, child sedentary time, child physical activity, and child weight status.
Conclusions and Implications
The home environment is a critical influence on the eating and physical activity behavior of children. Using children as change agents may be an effective way to alter the home environment and prevent childhood obesity.
Funding
USDA Grant #2012-68001-19625
Supplementary data
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Article info
Publication history
NP15
Identification
Copyright
© 2016 Published by Elsevier Inc.
