Impact Study of Minnesota SNAP-Ed Health and Nutrition Education Programs

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Education (SNAP-Ed) is a national initiative with the goal of improving the health and wellbeing of low income families. University of Minnesota Extension every year offers nearly 4000 educational events, serving approximately 70,000 Minnesotans through the program. Extension is conducting an impact study to determine program effectiveness and assess sustained changes of participants and their families that can be directly attributed to programming on a larger and methodically sound scale.

Official Title
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Impact Study of Minnesota SNAP-Ed Health and Nutrition Education Programs

Conditions
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Obesity, Child

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Go Wild with Fruits and Veggies!
* Behavioral: Go Wild with Fruits and Veggies! delayed


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Third grade elementary students Schools that are eligible for SNAP ED funding (have more than 50% students received free/reduced lunch) Exclusion Criteria: Other grade elementary students Schools that are not eligible for SNAP ED funding

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 8 Years
Maximum Age: 9 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Go Wild with Fruits and Veggies!<br>This group will receive nutrition education to learn about fruits and vegetables and physical activities right from the start of the experiment. | Behavioral: Go Wild with Fruits and Veggies!<br>* Fruits and Vegetables<br>|
| Other: Go Wild with Fruits and Veggies! delayed<br>This group will only receive nutrition education about 4 months after the experiment starts. | Behavioral: Go Wild with Fruits and Veggies! delayed<br>* Go Wild with Fruits and Veggies! delayed<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| To assess changes in adiposity level among the program participants indicated by BMI measurements. | We assess BMI of participants by using standardized stadiometers and weighing scales to attain weights and heights. Birthdates and sex of program participants were also acquired. Then, using the information of their birthdates, weight and heights, BMI percentile and BMI will be computed and analyzed. | We will assess BMI in the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 12th month | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| To assess changes of fruit and vegetable intake and among program participants. | We use fruits and vegetables frequency retrospective questions and A day in the life survey to assess the fruits and vegetable intake. Composite values of these two measures will decide the levels of changes in intakes. | We will measure the changes of fruits and vegetable intakes in the 1st month (baseline), 3rd month, 7th month, and 12th month | 
| To assess changes of physical activity levels among program participants. | We use Yamax Digiwalker (SW700) pedometer, physical activity questions, and parent proxy surveys to assess the physical activity levels. Composite values of all measures will be computed to determine the levels of change. | We will measure the changes of physical activity level in the 1st month (baseline), 3rd month, 7th month, and 12th month | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Fruit, Vegetables, Motor Activity