Childhood Obesity Study: A Pilot Study of the Effect of the Nutrition Education Program "Color My Pyramid"

The need for successful nutrition interventions is critical as the prevalence of childhood obesity increases. Thus, this pilot project examines the effect of a nutrition education program, "Color My Pyramid", on children's nutrition knowledge, self-care practices, activity levels, and...

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Published in:The Journal of school nursing 2009-06, Vol.25 (3), p.230-239
Main Authors: Moore, Jean Burley, Pawloski, Lisa Renee, Goldberg, Patricia, Oh, Kyeung Mi, Stoehr, Ana, Baghi, Heibatollah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Body Composition
Child
Child Health
Children
Comparative Analysis
Control Groups
District of Columbia
Elementary School Students
Exercise
Feeding Behavior
Female
Grade 4
Grade 5
Health Behavior
Health Education - methods
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Promotion
Humans
Intervention
Knowledge Level
Literature Reviews
Male
Nursing
Nutrition Instruction
Nutritional Status
Obesity
Obesity - prevention & control
Physical Activity Level
Pilot Projects
Pretests Posttests
Program Effectiveness
Quasiexperimental Design
School Nurses
Urban Schools
Video Games
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Summary:The need for successful nutrition interventions is critical as the prevalence of childhood obesity increases. Thus, this pilot project examines the effect of a nutrition education program, "Color My Pyramid", on children's nutrition knowledge, self-care practices, activity levels, and nutrition status. Using a pretest-posttest, quasiexperimental design, 126 fourth- and fifth-grade students from experimental and control schools are compared. The intervention program incorporates an online component www.MyPyramid.gov, Orem's Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory, and consists of six classes taught over a 3-month period. Results indicated that the program increased nutrition knowledge in the control group. Furthermore, it increased activity time from pretest to posttest and decreased systolic blood pressure for children in both groups; however, there were no significant differences in BMI percentiles. The findings indicate that "Color My Pyramid" can be successfully employed in school settings and thus support school nursing practice. (Contains 4 tables.)
ISSN:1059-8405
1546-8364
DOI:10.1177/1059840509333325