The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a school-to-home education program for it's ability to increase knowledge about, and ability to prevent type two diabetes in children and parents.
The study involved pre and post testing of parent's knowledge and behaviors relating to the prevention of type two diabetes, before and after a school based intervention designed to encourage school to home communication. Parents/Guardians and children, grades 2-6, from schools with high Hispanic enrollment during the 2001-2005 school year were used for both comparison and intervention groups.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
1,703
11 - weekly or biweekly newsletters about diabetes and its prevention and family challenges sent home with children
6 - weekly or biweekly newsletters about diabetes and its prevention and family challenges sent home with children
Children participating in Program ENERGY but no newsletters or family challenges sent home to parents
Montezuma-Cortez School District
Cortez, Colorado, United States
Putnam, Tavelli, Bennett and Dunn Elementary Schools
Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
Diabetes knowledge and prevention of parents of elementary school children
Time frame: one-three school year(s)
Self-reported parental physical activity
Time frame: one -three school year(s)
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