School of Health Promotion & Kinesiology
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Item Access versus attitude: Determining influences on fruit and vegetable intake of fifth grade students(6/10/2019) Gardner, Julie G; Golman, MandyObesity rates are at the highest ever with 39.8% of American adults and 18.5% of Americans aged 6 to 19 years considered obese (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2018a; CDC, 2018c; Hales, Carroll, Fryar, & Ogden, 2017). Obesity is a serious health concern that increases the risk for chronic disease as well as psychological issues (CDC, 2018c; Dauchet, Amouyel, Hercberg, & Dallongville, 2006; Litwin, 2014). Improved fruit and vegetable intake reduces risk for weight gain; however, many Americans fail to get the recommended daily intake (World Health Organization [WHO], 2014). Additionally, a person’s positive attitude toward consumption, as well as access to healthy foods impacts eating habits and patterns. This study examined the school-based intervention Grow into Health (GIH) and its attempt to improve fruit and vegetable (FV) intake. The study examined how attitude and perceptions of access to healthy foods may affect FV intake. Over 700 students participated in the intervention. This study utilized pre- and post-survey data to analyze the intervention, attitude, and perceptions of access as predictors of improved FV intake. Although, the program was designed to improve knowledge and behavior related to fruit and vegetable consumption, analysis of the data found no statistically significant impact which provides opportunity for future researchers to learn. School-based interventions should include a comprehensive approach which should be long term and involve educational, environmental, and physical strategies (Brown et al., 2016). The strategies must include input from a comprehensive personnel team including classroom teachers, family members, and student support systems (Brown et al., 2016; Mahmood, Perveen, Dino, & Mehraj, 2014; Mei et al., 2016; Mukamana & Johri, 2016). The GIH intervention was restricted by internal and external limitations which contributed to the absence of statistical significance. Researchers should invest time in survey design and intervention planning to better understand content, evaluation and data analysis to improve program efficiency and outcomes.Item Use of the Internet for increasing access to health education(5/30/1999) Veach, Carol Cates; Baker, Judith; Ward, Susan; Doyle, EvaThe purpose of this study was to determine perceptions of Internet use among participants of the Special Nutritional Food Supplement Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) participants in Denton, Texas. This research used both qualitative and quantitative methods to investigate the research questions. A total of 45 WIC clients in Denton, Texas volunteered to participate as subjects in this research study. An Internet demonstration of nutrition and general health websites using a special gateway webpage designed for low literate and accessibility was conducted. All subjects participated in the computer demonstration followed by a focus group discussion. Six separate focus groups were held in January, 1999 at the WIC office in Denton, Texas. Study participants' perceived beliefs and barriers to using the Internet for health seeking purposes were obtained through the use of focus groups. HyperResearch was used for data analysis. Qualitative analysis of focus group discussions revealed that WIC clients were interested in using the Internet for health and other topics, and lack of access and lack of training were reported as the primary barriers to Internet use. Lack of time to travel to a public access site and time restrictions on use were identified as additional barriers. Subjects believed they would use the Internet based on the demonstration if it were available, particularly at the WIC office, and if sufficient training were made available. Experience levels of using a computer and the Internet varied among subjects from no experience to some experience. Further analysis indicated that an appropriate gateway page designed for accessibility needs, low literate or inexperienced users in addition to carefully selected website links is significant to the user's interest and satisfaction level. Given the choice, about two-thirds of the participants preferred to use a touchscreen to obtain information and one-third preferred a mouse.