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6. Pilot-testing CATCH Early Childhood: A Preschool-based Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity Program.

Author

Sharma, Shreela, Ru-Jye Chuang, and Hedberg, Ann Marie

Subjects
PARENTING education, ANALYSIS of variance, CHILD nutrition, COMPUTER software, CURRICULUM, ETHNIC groups, EXERCISE, FOCUS groups, FRUIT, HEAD Start programs, HEALTH behavior, HEALTH education, HEALTH promotion, INGESTION, PRESCHOOLS, PROBABILITY theory, STATISTICAL sampling, STATISTICS, TEACHERS, TIME series analysis, U-statistics, VEGETABLES, QUALITATIVE research, PILOT projects, DATA analysis, EARLY intervention (Education), TEACHING methods, SOCIAL learning theory, BODY mass index, PRE-tests & post-tests, INTER-observer reliability
Abstract

The article presents a study which examines the trend of a preschool-based nutrition and physical activity program for children at Head Start centers in Harris County, Texas, called Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) Early Childhood (CEC). The study found that there were good feasibility and acceptability in the classroom curriculum, activity box and parent tip-sheets. The study showed a trend towards an increase in children's fruit, juice and vegetable intake and physical activity.

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2011
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