Debra Haire?Joshu|Michael Elliott|Nicole M. Caito|Kimberly Hessler|Marilyn S. Nanney|Nancy Hale|Tegan K. Boehmer|Matthew W. Kreuter|Ross C. Brownson
High 5 for Kids: The impact of a home visiting program on fruit and vegetable intake of parents and their preschool children
Saint Louis University|Saint Louis University|Saint Louis University|Saint Louis University|University of Minnesota|Saint Louis University|Saint Louis University|Saint Louis University
high 5 preschool kids h5kids program tested effectiveness home based intervention teach parents ensure positive fruitvegetable fv environment preschool child examine whether changes parent behavior associated improvements child intakea group randomized nested cohort design conducted 2001 2006 rural southeast missouri 1306 parents children participating parents teachers national parent education programwhen compared control parents h5kids parents reported increase fv servings mn020 p005 knowledge availability fv within home p001 decreased use noncoercive feeding practices p002 among preschoolers fv servings increased normal weight mn035 p002 overweight children mn010 p048 relative controls parents change fv servings significant predictor childs change fv h5kids group p0001h5kids suggests need promise early home intervention childhood obesity prevention demonstrates importance participatory approaches developing externally valid interventions potential dissemination across national parent education programs means improving intake parents young children