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Interactive Cooking Lessons Improve Attitudes towards Food and Weight Statuses among Preschool Children
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Sarah LeMay-Russell; Tiffany Rowell; Nimali Fernando; Heidi DiEugenio; Melanie Potock; Andie Chilson; Eliza Goldstein; Krystal Jennings; Nancy Zucker – Health Education Journal, 2025
Objective: Data demonstrate that children in the USA eat below the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables, which has been linked with increased risk of obesity and low weight. Previous school-based interventions promoting healthy eating and enjoyment of food have yielded outcomes such as improved weight and children's willingness to try novel…
Descriptors: Cooking Instruction, Self Concept, Preschool Children, Interaction
Of Models and Mechanisms: Towards an Understanding of How Theatre-Making Works as an "Intervention" in Individual Health and Wellness
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Etheridge Woodson, Stephani; Szkupinski Quiroga, Seline; Underiner, Tamara; Farid Karimi, Robert – Research in Drama Education, 2017
Growing from a multi-year and multidisciplinary research and applied arts investigative team based in North America, this essay presents a model of how performative engagements contribute to individual behavioural change in wellness practices. To be even more specific, this essay analyses and theorises the mechanisms involved in the application of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Health, Wellness, Theater Arts
Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks: Observations on Health Promotion through Intergenerational Learning in a Regional Men's Shed
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Misan, Gary; Ellis, Bronwyn; Hutchings, Olivia; Beech, Amy; Moyle, Courtney; Thiele, Nicola – Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2018
Intergenerational learning activities benefit both older and younger participants. The Whyalla Men's Shed (WMS) not only meets many of the needs of its older participants but has recently become involved in several initiatives that foster intergenerational collaboration and learning. An agreement between the University of South Australia (UniSA)…
Descriptors: Males, Intergenerational Programs, Health Promotion, Cooperative Learning
A Formative Evaluation of the Cooking with a Chef Program
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Condrasky, Margaret D.; Griffin, Sara G.; Catalano, Patricia Michaud; Clark, Christine – Journal of Extension, 2010
The Cooking with a Chef a culinary nutrition education series teams a chef and nutrition educator during cooking sessions with parents. Pilot program results were shared in the "Journal of Extension" in 2006. This formative evaluation presents data collected through focus groups and individual interviews examining program implementation,…
Descriptors: Food Service, Self Efficacy, Pilot Projects, Formative Evaluation
Developing and Implementing an Effective Nutrition and Fitness Program for Kindergarten/First-Grade Students through Hands-On and Community Resources.
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Kaplan, Brenda M. – 1994
A practicum developed and implemented a nutrition and fitness program for 90 kindergarten and first-grade students in an urban elementary school. The program was designed to make parents, teachers, and students more aware of nutrition and physical fitness requirements for proper growth and development. The 33-week program included: (1) pretest…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Change Strategies, Child Health, Cooking Instruction