Curriculum redesign and impact of an after-school garden enhanced nutrition education (GENE) program on skin carotenoids, vegetable preferences and vegetable intake of children

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dc.contributor.advisorBroughton, Shane
dc.contributor.committeeMemberWarren, Cynthia
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHaubrick, Kevin
dc.creatorSibayan, Shelyn 1997-
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-04T17:29:18Z
dc.date.available2023-10-04T17:29:18Z
dc.date.created2023-08
dc.date.issuedAugust 2023
dc.date.submittedAugust 2023
dc.date.updated2023-10-04T17:29:19Z
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to streamline and condense the gardening enhanced nutrition education (GENE) program curriculum content used in an after-school program at the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Houston locations. Participants were given questionnaires to complete and were taught a streamlined gardening curriculum based on Texas A&M AgriLife’s gardening program content, “Learn, Grow, Eat, Go!” (LGEG) once a week for 10 weeks. Additionally, participants taste-tested various store-bought vegetables and planted and harvested fruits and vegetables at their respective club garden locations. During Week 1 and 10, sample participants’ skin carotenoid scores, plant and nutrition knowledge, and vegetable intake were collected and compared between the treatment group and control using paired sample t-tests. Results revealed no significant changes of carotenoid scores and vegetable intake (p = 0.66) and plant/nutrition knowledge (p = 0.40) in the treatment group after the 10-weeks GENE program. Future research is necessary to further determine the effectiveness of gardening-enhanced nutrition interventions in after-school settings.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11274/15467
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.subjectBoys and Girls Club of Greater Houston club members
dc.subject.otherNutrition
dc.subject.otherGardening
dc.subject.otherSkin carotenoids
dc.subject.otherVegetables
dc.subject.otherAfter-school
dc.titleCurriculum redesign and impact of an after-school garden enhanced nutrition education (GENE) program on skin carotenoids, vegetable preferences and vegetable intake of children
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Health Sciences
thesis.degree.departmentNutrition and Food Sciences
thesis.degree.disciplineNutrition
thesis.degree.grantorTexas Woman's University
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science
thesis.degree.programAMA 11th edition
thesis.degree.schoolTexas Woman's University

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