A pilot study of a pictorial bilingual nutrition education game to improve the consumption of healthful foods in a Head Start population

Author(s): Piziak, Veronica Kelly;
Date Issued: April, 2012
Description: A comparison of the frequency of water, soda, milk, fruits, and vegetables offered to children in the home both at the beginning and at the end of the school year by parents after the introduction of a bilingual nutrition game to parents at school start and its regular use in Head Start centers over the course of the year, based on data from 413 parents of Head Start children at the Bastrop County Head Start in Texas
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Funder(s): Sid W. Richardson Foundation
Journal Title: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume Number: 9
Issue Number: 4
Page Range: 1319-1325
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Characteristics > Race/Ethnicity

Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness > Physical Development & Growth

Programs, Interventions & Curricula > Interventions/Curricula > Health, Safety & Nutrition
Country: United States
States: TEXAS
ISSN: 1660-4601 Paper
Peer Reviewed: yes
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