Lauren Berger, Jennie Pyers, Amy Lieberman, Naomi Caselli
Parent American Sign Language skills correlate with child-but not toddler-ASL vocabulary size
Language acquisition
need identify strategies enhance implementation evidencebased school wellness intervention programs realworld settings present study evaluates feasibility empowering school wellness leaders deliver evidencebased childhood obesityprevention program called switch specifically evaluated feasibility new implementation framework based robust healthy youth places framework increase capacity school leaders lead school wellness programming switch school wellness integration targeting child health implementation process evaluated convenience sample eight iowa elementary schools teams three leaders school attended inperson school wellness conference followed five online webinar sessions delivered two switch team members capacitybuilding quality improvement process designed empower schools lead wellness change using methods concepts original 16week switch program school wellness leaders completed checklists two occasions assess overall schoollevel implementation well settinglevel changes physical education classrooms lunchroom student acceptability switch evaluated degree behavior tracking using online switch tracker system promoted selfmonitoring school acceptability practicality assessed exit survey completed school leaders school staff reported satisfaction switch implementation process reports school settinglevel implementation relatively high 20 28 3point scale student engagement based use online tracking system varied greatly time across schools three high implementation schools average tracking rates exceeding 70 range 7290 three low implementation schools rates lower 30 range 023 feasibility study supports utility new implementation framework promoting school student engagement switch testing regarding effectiveness scaleup evidencebased school wellness intervention program warranted