The Efficacy of KidQuest: A Nutrition and Physical Activity Curriculum for 5th and 6th Grade Youth

Authors

Becky Jenson, South Dakota State University
Kendra Kattelmann, South Dakota State UniversityFollow
Cuirong Ren, South Dakota State University
Howard Wey, South Dakota State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-2009

Abstract

KidQuest is a nutrition and physical activity curriculum for 5th to 6th grade youth engaging participants in goal setting, self-monitoring, and reinforcement. Evaluation of the program over the 2005-2006 school year involved a nonrandom sample of 98 intervention and 38 control group participants in rural South Dakota using baseline and ending surveys. Self-reported improvements in breakfast frequency, dairy intake, increased frequency of looking at the food label, and increased food label knowledge were observed in the intervention group, with no significant change in the control group.

Publication Title

Journal of Extension

Volume

47

Issue

3

Recommended Citation

Jenson, Becky; Kattelmann, Kendra; Ren, Cuirong; and Wey, Howard, "The Efficacy of KidQuest: A Nutrition and Physical Activity Curriculum for 5th and 6th Grade Youth" (2009). Health and Nutritional Sciences Faculty Publications. 209.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/hns_pubs/209