Evaluating the Impact of a School-based Fruit and Vegetable Co-op on Cardiometabolic Child and Parents Health in a Persistent Poverty Area
- Conditions
- Child ObesityCardiometabolic Health
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 720
Inclusion Criteria:<br><br> - enrollment of 100 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade students<br><br> - high proportion of children participating in the free and reduced lunch (FRL)<br> program (>70%)<br><br> - willingness to implement a coordinated school health (CSH) program<br><br>Exclusion Criteria:<br><br> - Prior participation in BB in the previous school year<br><br> - children or parents identified as special needs per school; or having any physical,<br> cognitive, or psychological disability that would prevent participation in<br> evaluation measures
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in level of child Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c);Change in amount of child vegetable intake as assessed by the VEGGIE METER®
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in household food security status as assessed by a parent survey;Number of servings consumed by the parent as assessed by the Adapted Health of Houston Survey (HHS) on processed food/drinks 4-items, and fruit and vegetable intake 2 items.;Number of servings consumed by the Child as assessed by the NIH's Eating at America's Table questionnaire (All Day) and the Dietary Screener Questionnaires;Child systolic blood pressure;Child systolic blood pressure;Child diastolic blood pressure;Child diastolic blood pressure;Change in home access/availability of fruits and vegetables as assessed by the Nutrition security measures questionnaire