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  • Title: Implementing a Nutrition and Physical Activity Curriculum in Head Start Through an Academic-Community Partnership.
    Author: Zahnd WE, Smith T, Ryherd SJ, Cleer M, Rogers V, Steward DE.
    Journal: J Sch Health; 2017 Jun; 87(6):465-473. PubMed ID: 28463443.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Schools may be an effective avenue for interventions that prevent childhood obesity. I am Moving I am Learning/Choosy Kids© (IMIL/CK) is a curriculum recommended by Head Start (HS) for education in nutrition, physical activity, and healthy lifestyle habits. METHODS: We formed an academic-community partnership (ACP), the Springfield Collaborative for Active Child Health, to promote prevention of childhood obesity, in part, to implement the IMIL/CK curriculum in local HS sites. The ACP included a medical school, HS program, public school district, and state health department. RESULTS: Community-based participatory research principles helped identify and organize important implementation activities: community engagement, curriculum support, professional teacher training, and evaluation. IMIL/CK was piloted in 1 school then implemented in all local HS sites. All sites were engaged in IMIL/CK professional teacher training, classroom curriculum delivery, and child physical activity assessments. Local HS policy changed to include IMIL/CK in lesson plans and additional avenues of collaboration were initiated. Furthermore, improvements in physical activity and/or maintenance or improvement of healthy weight prevalence was seen in 4 of the 5 years evaluated. CONCLUSIONS: An ACP is an effective vehicle to implement and evaluate childhood obesity prevention programming in HS sites.
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