Creating healthy habits for Maryland preschoolers (CHAMP): a cluster-randomized controlled trial among childcare centers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Risks for chronic health problems are embedded in preschoolers' dietary and physical activity habits. Childcare centers are a potential venue to establish healthy habits. We hypothesized that health-promoting center plus parent interventions would improve preschoolers' dietary and physical activity outcomes, including body weight, over control.

Methods

We made local modifications to the 30-week Food Friends^® curriculum to develop a center intervention, Creating Healthy Habits Among Maryland Preschoolers (CHAMP), and a parent website (CHAMP+), aligned with the CHAMP intervention. The CHAMP intervention included a manual, web-based lessons plans, handouts, resources, and program materials implemented by CHAMP-trained staff. We evaluated effectiveness in a

SUBMITTER: Kowalski AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12701592 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature