Sarvenaz Vandyousefi, Nalini Ranjit, Matthew J Landry, Matthew Jeans, Reem Ghaddar, Jaimie N Davis
Dietary Psychosocial Mediators of Vegetable Intake in Schoolchildren From Low-Income and Racial and Ethnic Minority US Families: Findings From the Texas Sprouts Intervention
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
purposes study assess effect restricting school choice changes travel distance school transportation mode elementary school students study design prepost spring 2010fall 2010 quasiexperimental study setting public elementary schools minneapolis minnesota subjects comprised approximately 20500 students across 39 schools study assessed school choice policy change restricted school choice school closer familys home school district transportation data used determine distance school direct observations student travel modes two morning two afternoon commutes time point used assess transportation mode chisquare independentsample ttests calculated describe schools repeated measures general linear models used assess changes travel distance school observed commuting behavior distance school significantly decreased 183 48 miles 174 46 miles p 002 failed observe significant changes morning 7 afternoon 7 active commuting p 08 number automobiles morning 7 autos per school p 06 afternoon 3 autos per school p 14 restrictive school choice policy decreased distance school significant effect active commuting policy interventions designed increase active commuting school may require additional time gain traction programmatic support induce changes behavior