A Group Randomized Intervention Trial Increases Participation in the School Breakfast Program in 16 Rural High Schools in Minnesota.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Breakfast consumption is associated with better diet quality and healthier weights, yet many adolescents miss breakfast. Nationally, 17.1% of students participate in the School Breakfast Program (SBP). Only 10% of high school students participate.

Objective

Our aim was to evaluate an environmental intervention to increase SBP participation in high schools.

Design

A group randomized trial was carried out from 2012 to 2015.

Participants/setting

Ninth- and 10th-grade students enrolled in 16 rural schools in Minnesota (median 387 students) were randomized to intervention or control condition.

Intervention

A school-based intervention that included two key components was implemented over a 12-month period. One component focused on increasing SBP par

SUBMITTER: Nanney MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6536323 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature