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Use Of A Novel Parental Engagement Tool In An After-School Obesity Prevention Program, Lindsay Schloesser Miesel
Use Of A Novel Parental Engagement Tool In An After-School Obesity Prevention Program, Lindsay Schloesser Miesel
Masters Theses
Objective: To assess the impact of parental health messages delivered via two avenues on children’s reported food/drink exposure and child/parent goal setting.
Design: Pre- and post-test quasi-experimental design with two treatment groups and one historical control group.
Setting: Two elementary schools in East Tennessee.
Participants: Seventy-seven parents of participating fourth and fifth graders.
Methods: Messages were delivered to parents as the home component of an after-school program via digital home message centers (digital message group) or a more traditional method using a web-based platform and/or handouts of messages (traditional enhanced group) with results compared to a historical control with …