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| Ranking |
Evidence-Based Practice |
| Description |
Students for Nutrition and Exercise (SNaX) is a pilot program that encourages healthy eating and daily physical activity among students attending Vista Middle School in Van Nuys, California.
SNaX works with the entire school community to create an environment that promotes healthy eating decisions. The SNaX intervention is presented in five one-week programs: (1) healthy beverages, (2) cafeteria options, (3) benefits of a healthy diet, (4) physical activity, and (5) understanding media messages. Each week, 25 students from a health class are asked to become peer advocates. On Tuesdays, these students meet with a trainer during lunchtime and learn about various nutrition and physical activity topics. Then, on Wednesdays, peer leaders work on their counseling skills so that they can teach classmates what they have learned.
SNaX also worked with a graphic designer to create posters that encourage students to eat healthy and be physically active. Posters highlight daily menu items and include their calorie counts. In addition, a tasting station is set up where students can try healthy foods. |
| Goal / Mission |
The goal of Students for Nutrition and Exercise is to encourage healthy eating and daily physical activity in middle school students. |
| Results / Accomplishments |
Among peer advocates, cafeteria attitudes (a measurement of satisfaction students had with their cafeteria) improved significantly over time (p=0.003). Intervention school students reduced their intake of sugar-sweetened beverages. Before the intervention, one-third of peer advocates and non-peer advocates drank sports and fruit drinks but after the intervention only 21% of peer advocates (p=0.03) and 26% of non-peer advocates consumed these beverages. |
| Categories |
Health / Exercise, Nutrition, & Weight
Health / Teen & Adolescent Health
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| Organization(s) |
UCLA/RAND Center for Adolescent Health Promotion |
| Source |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Date of Publication |
Aug 2010 |
| Geographic Type |
Urban |
| Location |
City: Van Nuys, CA |
| Primary Contact |
Burt Cowgill
UCLA/RAND Prevention Research Center
10960 Wilshire Blvd
Suite 1550
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 794-3000
adolescent@rand.org
http://www.cdc.gov/prc/stories-prevention-resea...
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| For more details |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pi...
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| Target Audience |
Teens |
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