Meizi He|Charlene Beynon|Michelle Sangster Bouck|Renée St Onge|Susan L. Stewart|Linda Khoshaba|Betty A Horbul|Bill Chircoski
Impact evaluation of the Northern Fruit and Vegetable Pilot Programme – a cluster-randomised controlled trial
Public Health Ontario|The University of Texas at San Antonio|Public Health Ontario|Public Health Ontario|Public Health Ontario|Public Health Ontario|Public Health Ontario
purpose impact evaluation measure influence government ontario canada health promotion initiative northern fruit vegetable pilot programme nfvpp elementary schoolaged childrens psychosocial variables regarding fruit vegetables fruit vegetable consumption patternsa clusterrandomised controlled trial design used nfvpp consisted three intervention arms intervention free fruit vegetable snack ffvs enhanced nutrition education ii intervention ii ffvsalone iii control group using prochildren questionnaire primary outcome measure childrens fruit vegetable consumption secondary outcome measures included differences childrens awareness knowledge selfefficacy preference intention willingness increase fruit vegetable consumptiontwentysix elementary schools defined area northern ontario eligible participate impact evaluation final sample size 1277 students grades five eight achievedintervention students consumed fruit vegetables school control counterparts 049 servingd p 005 similarly intervention ii students consumed fruit vegetables school control students 042 servingd although difference statistically significant among students intervention groups preferences certain fruit vegetables shifted never tried towards like itthe nfvpp resulted positive changes elementary schoolaged childrens fruit vegetable consumption school favourable preference changes certain fruit vegetables