Nutrition and physical activity randomized control trial in child care centers improves knowledge, policies, and children's body mass index.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To address the public health crisis of overweight and obese preschool-age children, the Nutrition And Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care (NAP SACC) intervention was delivered by nurse child care health consultants with the objective of improving child care provider and parent nutrition and physical activity knowledge, center-level nutrition and physical activity policies and practices, and children's body mass index (BMI).

Methods

A seven-month randomized control trial was conducted in 17 licensed child care centers serving predominantly low income families in California, Connecticut, and North Carolina, including 137 child care providers and 552 families with racially and ethnically diverse children three to five years old. The NAP SACC intervention

SUBMITTER: Alkon A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3945995 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature