Cluster randomized trial to evaluate the impact of a health promotion intervention (the SI! - Program NYC) on the adapted Ideal Cardiovascular Health score (aICH) in children enrolled in New York City elementary schools. This study will enroll children of ages 5 to 6 and teachers from participating schools. Participating schools will be randomized to an intervention group or a control (non-intervention group). The SI! Program intervention will incorporate a comprehensive vision of cardiovascular health promotion that encompasses four basic components: body and heart, physical activity, healthy diet, and emotional management. The intervention will take place at baseline and a reintervention will take place at 3 years-follow up. The research team will assess an adapted version of the Ideal Cardiovascular Health (aICH) score (that includes blood pressure, blood glucose levels, and total cholesterol levels, body-mass-index Z-score, physical activity, diet, and passive smoking status) and the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Habits (KAH) score. The aICH will be evaluated at baseline, 3 years and 6 years follow-up; the KAH will be evaluated at baseline and after the first intervention, and prior and after the second intervention. The research team will also study the influence of factors in parents (socioeconomic and health-related variables), teachers (stress, teaching motivation, and health status), and the environment (pollution, housing, and neighborhood conditions) through parent/caregiver questionnaires, teacher questionnaires, publicly available data, and pollution data sourced from NASA satellites.
Cluster randomized trial to evaluate the impact of a health promotion intervention (the SI! - Program NYC) on the adapted Ideal Cardiovascular Health score (aICH) in children enrolled in New York City elementary schools.