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Testing The Delivery Of An Interactive Second Grade Nutrition Education Curriculum, Kaitlyn Hemmingson
Testing The Delivery Of An Interactive Second Grade Nutrition Education Curriculum, Kaitlyn Hemmingson
The Journal of Undergraduate Research
Childhood obesity rates in the United States are alarming. Interventions incorporating nutrition education and physical activity are important for initiating behavior changes that may reduce the risk of childhood obesity and future health complications. The availability of nutrition curriculum for use in a second grade audience is limited. For this project, a nutrition education curriculum for second grade students was developed and tested over a two-week period in the fall of 2013. Six second grade classrooms (N=118) received four 20-minute interactive nutrition lessons. Lesson topics included: My Plate, Handy Portions, Sugar Shockers, and MyTray. Pre and post assessments of nutrition …