Topic: Obesity, Nutrition/Diet, Physical Activity
Target Population: Middle Childhood
Sector: School-Based
This program was for children who were in 4th grade.
The P&G School Nutrition Program, a school-based educational program, iwa designed to promote healthy eating and physical activity patterns for students.
No peer-reviewed publications evaluating the effectiveness of this program were located.
The P&G School Nutrition program included seven main program activities. Topics discussed during these activities included the following:
This program used an instructor's manual, student take-home booklet, and in-class curriculum. The instructor’s manual provided ideas and information for leading classroom activities. The student’s take-home guide provided nutrition and exercise information and a take-home guide for parents. The take-home guide intended to teach parents how to help their children make healthy choices and engage in fun physical activities. In addition, the guide included three recipes for healthy snacks. The program included a pre- and post-test to evaluate student progress.
The program was developed by Procter & Gamble with the help of an advisory board of four experts (i.e., a dietitian, exercise physiologist, doctor, and teacher). The extent to which the program has been implemented is unknown.
There were no training requirements; the short instructor’s manual may help with implementation.
Considerations for implementing a similar program might include obtaining buy-in from the classroom teachers and finding time to implement activities within the school day.
The Clearinghouse can help address these considerations. Please call 1-877-382-9185 or email Clearinghouse@psu.edu
If you are interested in implementing a program similar to the P&G School Nutrition Program, the Clearinghouse is interested in helping you!
Please call 1-877-382-9185 or email Clearinghouse@psu.edu
There were seven program activities that last between 30 and 60 minutes each.
Program implementation materials were free and could be downloaded from the web address in Source.
To move the P&G School Nutrition program to the Promising category on the Clearinghouse Continuum of Evidence, at least one evaluation should be performed demonstrating positive effects lasting at least six months from program completion.
The Clearinghouse can help you develop an evaluation plan to ensure the program components are meeting your goals. Please call 1-877-382-9185 or email Clearinghouse@psu.edu
Contact the Clearinghouse with any questions regarding this program.
Phone: 1-877-382-9185 Email: Clearinghouse@psu.edu.
This program is no longer available; however, you may also contact P&G School Programs by email pgschoolprograms@your-school.org, or visit https://always.com/en-us/contact-us
dentaleducation.pgschoolprograms.com/student-nutrition/
This website no longer contains information regarding this program.
