TY - JOUR
T1 - Healthy youth places
T2 - A randomized controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of facilitating adult and youth leaders to promote physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption in middle schools
AU - Dzewaltowski, David A.
AU - Estabrooks, Paul A.
AU - Welk, Greg
AU - Hill, Jennie
AU - Milliken, George
AU - Karteroliotis, Kostas
AU - Johnston, Judy A.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2012 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2009/6
Y1 - 2009/6
N2 - The Healthy Youth Places (HYP) intervention targeted increased fruit and vegetable consumption (FV) and physical activity (PA) through building the environmental change skills and efficacy of adults and youth. HYP included group training for adult school site leaders, environmental change skill curriculum, and youth-led FV and PA environment change teams. Sixteen schools were randomized to either implement the HYP program or not. Participants (N =1,582) were assessed on FV and PA and hypothesized HYP program mediators (e.g., proxy efficacy) at the end of sixth grade (baseline), seventh grade (Postintervention Year 1), and eighth grade (Postintervention Year 2). After intervention, HYP schools did not change in FV but did significantly change in PA compared to control schools. Proxy efficacy to influence school PA environments mediated the program effects. Building the skills and efficacy of adults and youth to lead school environmental change may be an effective method to promote youth PA.
AB - The Healthy Youth Places (HYP) intervention targeted increased fruit and vegetable consumption (FV) and physical activity (PA) through building the environmental change skills and efficacy of adults and youth. HYP included group training for adult school site leaders, environmental change skill curriculum, and youth-led FV and PA environment change teams. Sixteen schools were randomized to either implement the HYP program or not. Participants (N =1,582) were assessed on FV and PA and hypothesized HYP program mediators (e.g., proxy efficacy) at the end of sixth grade (baseline), seventh grade (Postintervention Year 1), and eighth grade (Postintervention Year 2). After intervention, HYP schools did not change in FV but did significantly change in PA compared to control schools. Proxy efficacy to influence school PA environments mediated the program effects. Building the skills and efficacy of adults and youth to lead school environmental change may be an effective method to promote youth PA.
KW - After-school program
KW - Fruits and vegetables
KW - Middle school
KW - Physical activity
KW - Self-efficacy
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U2 - 10.1177/1090198108314619
DO - 10.1177/1090198108314619
M3 - Article
C2 - 18469366
AN - SCOPUS:67649682970
VL - 36
SP - 583
EP - 600
JO - Health Education and Behavior
JF - Health Education and Behavior
SN - 1090-1981
IS - 3
ER -