This study builds on several years of working with Navajo communities to increase gardening and healthy eating. In collaboration with the Dream Diné Charter School in Shiprock, NM, the investigators propose to develop a school garden intervention to increase fruit and vegetable consumption and reduce risk for obesity among Navajo families. The intervention will integrate: an enhanced school garden plot; a curriculum for elementary school children on gardening and healthy eating; and family engagement in the curriculum and at community gardening fairs.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
Assist with planting and maintaining the school garden, as well as observe the school garden curriculum and dietary assessment protocols
Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium
Seattle, Washington, United States
Child healthy eating behaviors assessment
Assess servings of vegetables and fruits eaten per week from the picture sort frequency method using the 5 a Day questions
Time frame: 1 year
Child Gardening Participation Survey
Survey children to see if they have a garden at home, and if so how often they do gardening activities there
Time frame: 1 year
Child Gardening Self-efficacy Survey
Survey children to identify how confident they are in their abilities to perform gardening behaviors, utilizing six-item likert scale
Time frame: 1 year
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