Increasing Students Knowledge On Nutrition And Physical...

In this article, according to the authors Slusser, Sharif, Erausquin, Kinsler, Collin, and Prelip, research has proved that children living in poor neighborhoods have higher risks of being overweight and obese compared to children living in upscale neighborhoods. In fact, one-third of children living in poor neighborhoods enter kindergarten either overweight or obese. The purpose of the study was to investigate the level of success of an implemented after-school health promotion program in diverse low-income elementary schools that were in Los Angeles County (LAC). The study focused on increasing students’ knowledge on nutrition and physical activity by providing valuable nutrition education and physical activity†¦show more content†¦The study involved 121 volunteer kindergarten students aged between 6 to 11years old. Within the sample, 48 students (27 female, 21 male) were part of the comparison group and 73 students (43 female, 30 male) were part of the intervention group. With regard to ethnicity, 60% of the total 121 volunteer students were Asian, 25% Hispanic, and 15% Others. The participants (both from the comparison and the intervention group) completed a series of questionnaires about their knowledge and behaviors on nutrition and physical activity at baseline (from September to June). The researchers’ al so collected data on the height and weight of the students from the beginning through the end of the academic year. The participants completed a series of three questionnaires. The Catch Kids Club Questionnaire, which was modified to measure the influence of the program on kindergarten students’ physical activity knowledge, perception, and behaviors. The Day in the Life Questionnaire was designed to evaluate students’ nutrition intake. Lastly, the Previous Day Physical Activity Recall was used to measure students’ physical activity habits. Researchers, in order to measure the level of students’ physical activities setup the questionnaires in a form of multiple choice, Yes or No, previous day behavior, and total daily