Urban Preschool Teachers' Nutrition Beliefs, Mealtime Practices, and Associations With Training.
J Nutr Educ Behav
; 51(9): 1047-1057, 2019 10.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31395497
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To examine preschool teachers' nutrition-related beliefs and practices and explore associations with Eat Well Play Hard in Child Care Settings (EWPHCCS) training.DESIGN:
Causal-comparative study using a post-only, cross-sectional survey exploring teachers' nutrition-related beliefs and mealtime practices.SETTING:
New York City preschools serving low-income children.PARTICIPANTS:
Ethnically diverse preschool teachers (nâ¯=â¯660), 420 (response rate 90.4%) with EWPHCCS training and 240 (response rate 57.1%) without training. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
Teachers' beliefs about their preschool nutrition environments and compliance with recommended mealtime practices.ANALYSIS:
Analysis of variance and hierarchical linear modeling.RESULTS:
Overall, teachers reported generally favorable beliefs about their preschool nutrition environments and compliance with recommended mealtime practices. EWPHCCS teachers reported more favorable scores on beliefs and practices than nontrained teachers. Teachers who were not parents reported significantly lower scores on beliefs and practices than teachers who were parents. White teachers and the least experienced teachers reported the lowest scores on compliance with mealtime practices. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS EWPHCCS training was associated with higher scores on both beliefs and practices. However, school-level policy and leadership may also be important. Providing specific training for preschool directors and addressing food quality may further improve teachers' nutrition-related attitudes, beliefs, and practices.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Meals
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School Teachers
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
J Nutr Educ Behav
Journal subject:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
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CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
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EDUCACAO
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article