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Alternative Title:
Prev Chronic Dis
Personal Author:
Wiecha, Jean L. ; Williams, Pamela A. ; Giombi, Kristen C. ; Richer, Amanda ; Hall, Georgia
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Description:
Introduction

Most children under consume fruit and vegetables. This study estimated the frequency and quality of fruit and vegetables offered during snack in US afterschool programs and examined program-level factors associated with offering them, including awareness and use of the National After School Association Healthy Eating and Physical Activity standards.

Methods

We conducted descriptive analyses and regression modeling by using data collected from 684 National After School Association members and their colleagues via a 2015 online survey.

Results

At the previous snack, 63% of respondents offered fruit, a vegetable, or both, with 42% offering only fruit, 18% offering fruit and vegetables, and 3% offering only vegetables. The quality of the items offered showed that most respondents selected the healthiest options, such as fresh fruit and vegetables. Controlling for other factors, we found that factors independently associated with offering fruit, vegetables, or both were membership in the National After School Association, using the standards for menu planning, and training staff members in healthy eating more than once a year. Programs run by school districts were less likely to offer fruit than programs run by other organizations.

Conclusion

Membership in the National After School Association and use of its Healthy Eating and Physical Activity standards are associated with offering fruit and vegetables during snack at afterschool programs staffed by National After School Association members and their colleagues across the United States. With over a third of sites surveyed offering neither a fruit nor a vegetable at the previous snack, additional implementation of the standards is still needed.


Subjects:
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Data Collection Diet, Healthy Food Services Fruit Health Promotion Humans Nutrition Policy School Health Services Vegetables
Source:
Prev Chronic Dis. 15.
Pubmed ID:
29862963
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5985914
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
United States
Location:
North America
Collection(s):
Preventing Chronic Disease
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:4723721c5f1b2ca9e82598de20ff2d7a0188facdeb8265e5ef8aa8657284d11c
Download URL:
https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/56017/cdc_56017_DS1.pdf
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