Project FIT was a two-year multi-component nutrition and physical activity intervention
delivered in ethnically-diverse low-income elementary schools in Grand Rapids, MI. This …

Abstract Background This paper describes Project FIT, a collaboration between the public
school system, local health systems, physicians, neighborhood associations, businesses …

Background Despite the high rates of overweight and obesity among rural children, there
have been limited interventions reported to improve the diet quality of rural, low-income …

Background Coordinated, multi-component school-based interventions can improve health
behaviors in children, as well as parents, and impact the weight status of students. By …

This study assessed the impact of a youth-targeted multilevel nutrition intervention in
Baltimore City. The study used a clustered randomized design in which 7 recreation centers …

Background The HEALTHY study was designed to respond to the alarming trends in
increasing rates of overweight, obesity, and type 2 diabetes mellitus in youth. The objective …

Improving children's nutrition and physical activity have become priorities in the United
States. This quasi-experimental study evaluated the longitudinal effects of a 3-year, school …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a new school-based food co-
op program, Brighter Bites (BB), to increase fruit and vegetable intake, and home nutrition …

This article describes the process evaluation of High 5, a school-based intervention
targeting fruit and vegetable consumption among fourth graders and their families. The …

Background In 2005, we reported on the success of Comprehensive School Health (CSH) in
improving diets, activity levels, and body weights. The successful program was recognized …