Evaluation of Jump Into Action: a program to reduce the risk of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus in school children on the Texas-Mexico border.
Jump Into Action, a school-based non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) prevention program, encourages students to eat low-fat foods and exercise regularly to reduce their risks for developing NIDDM. A study was conducted in a school district with a predominately Hispanic enrollment to assess the effectiveness of Jump Into Action in improving fifth-graders' knowledge, self-efficacy, and behaviors regarding NIDDM prevention. Jump Into Action was found effective in increasing knowledge and self-efficacy regarding NIDDM prevention and improving dietary and exercise-related behaviors. These gains were sustained from posttest to follow-up four weeks later.
Holcomb
J D
JD
Division of Allied Health Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA. jholcomb@bcm.tmc.edu
Lira
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Kingery
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Smith
D W
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Lane
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Goodway
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D002648:Child; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004032:Diet; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000517:prevention & control; D015397:Program Evaluation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology