Nutrition Friendly School Certification Process Pilot Study
PI - Charlotte Neumann
UCLA School of Public Health
The Nutrition Friendly School certification process will include the minimum criteria for certification, a self-evaluation tool, implementation plan, and an empowerment evaluation plan. The goal of this pilot study is to actively engage the school community to prevent overweight in elementary school aged children through a multi-level participative intervention that facilitates coordinated changes in the school environment in the following areas: nutrition education, physical education, health services, food services, school policy, staff wellness, psychosocial services, and family/community involvement. The Nutrition Friendly school certification process and self-evaluation tool will be developed by school community stakeholders in collaboration with UCLA. Then, the research team will collaborate with selected schools to assist with the self-evaluation and development of an implementation plan to achieve Nutrition Friendly school certification. Schools will then implement their developed plan and be eligible to be certified as Nutrition Friendly when they fulfill the minimum requirements for a Nutrition Friendly school. A total of 1029 students in 8 intervention and 2 control schools will be selected for data collection. Several different types of data collection measuring the process and outcomes of the pilot study are planned at both baseline and post intervention.
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