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Evaluating The Dissemination Of The Icook 4-H Program Using Outcome, Process, And Fidelity Measures., Tara Gould
Evaluating The Dissemination Of The Icook 4-H Program Using Outcome, Process, And Fidelity Measures., Tara Gould
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The iCook 4-H Dissemination Study, conducted in five states, was a control-treatment design to test whether a newly developed program for obesity prevention for youth could be successfully implemented by community leaders with minimal researcher involvement. Community leaders were primarily Cooperative Extension educators. A dyad model was used for youth (control=9.6±0.9 years of age; treatment=9.9±0.6 years of age) and their adult main food preparers (control=38.8±5.7 years of age; treatment=39.4±7.8 years of age). A three-pronged approach to evaluation developed previously for the program was used to measure outcomes, process, and fidelity of the program. The control group, youth (n=63) and adults …