Will High School Students 'Rethink Their Drink'? Findings from an Impact Evaluation of a Healthy Beverage Curriculum

Autor/inn/en	Strochlic, Ron; Woodward-Lopez, Gail; Plank, Kaela; Hewawitharana, Sridharshi; Richardson, Jackie; Whetstone, Lauren
Titel	Will High School Students 'Rethink Their Drink'? Findings from an Impact Evaluation of a Healthy Beverage Curriculum
Quelle	In: Health Education Journal, 81 (2022) 1, S.40-53 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Strochlic, Ron) ORCID (Woodward-Lopez, Gail)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0017-8969
DOI	10.1177/00178969211045725
Schlagwörter	Eating Habits; High School Students; Nutrition; Health Behavior; Knowledge Level; Student Attitudes; Beliefs; Self Efficacy; Intervention; Consciousness Raising; Teacher Attitudes; Health Promotion; Merchandise Information; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Ernährung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Wissensbasis; Schülerverhalten; Belief; Glaube; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Bewusstseinsbildung; Lehrerverhalten; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Kalifornien
Abstract	Objective: To promote healthy beverage consumption among 9-12 grade students (ages 14-18) by means of a 4-week curriculum promoting increased awareness of drinks containing added sugar and the association between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and health risks. Design: Quasi-experimental pre-post design. Setting: High schools in Northern California with at least 50% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Method: A 4-lesson version of the Rethink Your Drink high school curriculum was piloted in three high schools in two northern California counties. Two high schools in the same area served as comparison sites. A survey of beverage-related knowledge, behaviours, perceptions and self-efficacy was administered to intervention and comparison students before and after the intervention. Focus groups with students and an online survey and semi-structured interviews with teachers were conducted following the intervention. Results: Intervention students reported significantly greater frequency of reading Nutrition Facts labels and understanding of beverage choice influences and decreased consumption of diet soda than comparison students. A decrease of 0.26 times per day in consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages relative to the comparison group was not significant. Conclusion: The intervention resulted in some positive outcomes, but improvements in targeted beverage consumption were not significant. Students and teachers want shorter, more engaging and experiential curricula that build on previous learning. Findings point to actionable recommendations for improvement of high school healthy beverage curricula and suggest the need for reinforcement using a multi-level approach. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01