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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Donna Kay Lloyd-Kolkin, PhD, Public Health Applications and Research, Abt Associates, Inc., 4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 600, Bethesda, MD 20814, 301-347-5315, donna_lloyd-kolkin@abtassoc.com and Joy Anne Osterhout, MS, CHES, Health & Education Communication Consultants, 2550 Ninth Street, Suite 209-A, Berkeley, CA 94710.
Focus groups conducted with teens revealed that adolescents are keenly aware that they, more than their parents, are responsible for their own food choices throughout most of the day. Thus, the theme of a new, interactive nutrition education CD-ROM for high school students, funded by the National Institutes of Health, is On Your Own: Explorations in Nutrition and Physical Activity. The program addresses seven topics--lowfat eating, impact of advertising on food choices, fiber and water, physical activity, savvy food shopping, skipping meals, and fast food—by taking the student through two days in a typical teen’s life, including a school day (Friday) and weekend day (Saturday). First, students set goals for themselves (e.g., eat healthfully, follow vegetarian diet) and provide information on height, weight, gender and ethnicity. As they move through real-life situations, students make choices about their food intake and level of physical activity. The results of those choices—in terms of calories consumed, as well as fat, fiber, physical activity minutes and calcium intake--are displayed to provide instant feedback about their progress measured against their goals. On Your Own was field-tested in six California high schools using a pretest-posttest control group design with students randomly assigned to condition. Post-tests were administered immediately following the intervention and two weeks later. Significant differences between treatment and control students were found for knowledge. Promising differences in attitudes toward healthy eating between the two groups were recorded, but no behavioral differences were achieved by the brief intervention.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant in this session will be able to
Keywords: Nutrition, School-Based Programs
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: On Your Own is currently being sold by Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Publishing.
I have a significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.
Relationship: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill purchased the rights to On Your Own for a one-time fee. Neither Dr. Lloyd-Kolkin nor Health & Education Communication Consultants has a continuing financial interest/arrangement with Glencoe/McGraw-Hill in regard to On Your Own. Heal