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Keane, Michelle N.; Francis, Sarah L. – Journal of Extension, 2018
Diabetes is a health issue for many Latinos. Extension can help provide diabetes self-management education for rural-residing Latinos. In a pilot study, we evaluated the Extension-delivered diabetes program Latinos Living Well (LLW), as provided to 76 rural-residing Latino adults in a midwestern state. LLW consists of four weekly lessons that…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Self Management, Culturally Relevant Education, Program Descriptions
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Schober, Daniel J.; Carpenter, Leah; Currie, Venita; Yaroch, Amy L. – Journal of School Health, 2016
Background: The purpose of this evaluation was to examine the effects of the LiveWell@School Food Initiative (LW@SFI), a Colorado-based childhood obesity prevention program that partners with school districts to enable them to serve more scratch cooked foods through culinary training, action planning, and equipment grants. Methods: This evaluation…
Descriptors: Food, Health Behavior, Cooking Instruction, School Districts
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