Impact of a Pre-Service-Learning Training on Students’ Skills Needed to Deliver a Pre-Packaged Educational Curricula in the Community

Abstract

activity behavior changes of students in grades 2-5 participating in six YUM lessons as part of FNP education. This tool was used with YUM during the 2014-2015 school year. Students reported consuming vegetables, fruits, whole grain foods, and low-fat/fat-free dairy; choosing healthy snacks; eating breakfast; and doing physical activities more often after six YUM lessons compared to baseline (P<.00). Chi-square tests were used to determine change from baseline to post using SPSS. Conclusions and Implications: Participation in six lessons of the YUM curriculum improves the nutrition and physical activity behavior of elementary school students. As a practice-based curriculum, YUM is a good choice for direct education in elementary schools as part of SNAP-Education programming. More research is needed to increase the evidence to research-based.