Student and school characteristics modify the impact of SNAP-Ed on student dietary and physical activity outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the impacts of school-based CalFresh Healthy Living (CFHL-California's SNAP-Ed) interventions post-COVID-19-related school closures and whether student and school characteristics modified intervention impacts on student diet and physical activity (PA).

Design

Quasi-experimental, two-group, pre-post, self-report.

Setting

CFHL-eligible public schools (n_intervention = 51; n_comparison = 18).

Participants

4th/5th grade students (n_intervention = 2115; n_comparison = 1102).

Results

CFHL interventions were associated with an increase in consumption frequency of fruit (0·19 times/d (P = 0·015)) and vegetables (0·35 times/d (P = 0·006)). Differences in baselin

SUBMITTER: Linares A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12516616 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature