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Shape Up Somerville: Eat Smart. Play Hard.

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Description

From the Friedman School of Nutrition: "Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Shape Up Somerville: Eat Smart. Play Hard. was a 3-year (2002-2005), environmental change intervention designed to prevent obesity in culturally diverse, high-risk, early-elementary school children. Led by Dr. Christina Economos (N96), the Shape Up team developed and implemented strategies designed to create energy balance for 1st-3rd graders in Somerville. In before-, during-, and after-school environments, interventions were focused on increasing the number of physical activity options available to children throughout the day and on improving dietary choices."

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
Tufts University - Friedman School of Nutrition
Primary Contact
Children in Balance
Tufts University
Friedman School of Nutrition
150 Harrison Ave
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 636-3566.
childreninbalance@tufts.edu
Topics
Health / Wellness & Lifestyle
Health / Physical Activity
Health / Children's Health
Organization(s)
Tufts University - Friedman School of Nutrition
Geographic Type
Urban
Location
Somerville
For more details
http://www.nutrition.tufts.edu/index.php?q=researc...
Target Audience
Children, Families

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An Evidence-Based Practice meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes at a minimum: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program implementation steps, and outcomes that have demonstrated program success in achieving the program goal in one or more localities.
  2. The results from an evaluation of the program include quantitative measures showing improvement in the outcome(s) of interest after the implementation of the program (i.e. increase in smoking cessation, not just the delivery of a smoking cessation program). The outcome measure(s) is/are compared at relevant time periods before and after the intervention or program implementation. Alternatively, the evaluation study compares the outcome(s) between an intervention group and an appropriate control group.
  3. The study is of peer-review quality and presents numbers in a scientific manner; measurements of precision and reliability are included (e.g. confidence intervals, standard errors), results from statistical tests show a significant difference or change in the outcome measure(s), and relevant point estimates and p-values are presented. Note: if the results from an evaluation of a program are presented in a scientific manner and the outcome measure is improved compared to the baseline measurement or the control group but the difference is not statistically significant, the practice is classified as effective and not evidence-based.