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Healthy Children Arizona: Early Intervention for Prevention

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Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
The University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA The University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ, USA Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA The University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ, USA Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
The University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ, USA Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
The Healthy Children Arizona (HCA) program was developed to promote early, positive exposure to cancer-preventive diet, physical activity and sun safety behaviors. Five lessons delivered weekly were evaluated by classroom teachers while pre- and post-curriculum surveys examined increases in students’ understanding of concepts and self-reported behavior. The first and second graders and their teachers in ethnically diverse elementary schools (including Title 1) in Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona participated in the curriculum assessment. All 5 interactive lessons were highly rated by teachers in qualitative assessments. Aggregated analyses of pre- (n = 582) and post- (n = 588) comparison tests indicated that the HCA curriculum significantly increased students’ knowledge of each of six measured concepts (p < 0.0001), although correct choice of muscle-building foods (25%), whole grain items (78%) and target time for daily exercise (61%) were lower than desired. Mean self-reported fruit and vegetable servings eaten in the previous day increased from 3.1 ± 1.8 to 3.8 ± 1.6 (p < 0.0001). The HCA curriculum significantly improved cancer prevention knowledge among primary school children.
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Plattner, S. , McCartney, G. , Thomson, C. , Balderama, A. , Alberts, D. and Foote, J. (2014) Healthy Children Arizona: Early Intervention for Prevention. Open Journal of Preventive Medicine, 4, 689-698. doi: 10.4236/ojpm.2014.48078. 
 

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