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Bridging the Gaps: Evaluating the Teaching Effectiveness of Graduate Nursing Students in Helping Children in Underserved Schools Learn About Healthy Eating

Journal of Nursing Science
Vol.3 , No. 6, Publication Date: Dec. 18, 2017, Page: 50-56

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[1]	Linda Eanes, School of Nursing, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, USA.
[2]	Lilia A. Fuentes, School of Nursing, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, USA.
[3]	Beatriz Bautista, School of Nursing, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, USA.
[4]	Doreen D. Garza, School of Nursing, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, USA.
[5]	David Salazar, School of Nursing, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, USA.

Abstract

The purpose of this quasi-experimental pretest-posttest study was to evaluate the teaching effectiveness of graduate nursing students on children’s learning about healthy eating choices. Purposive sampling was used to select 250 predominantly Hispanic 3^rd an 4^th grade children enrolled in an underserved elementary school located near the Texas-Mexico border. Weekly 45-minute educational activities based on the Creating Healthy Eating Choices for Kids (CHECK) was implemented by nine graduate nursing students for a period of 6 weeks. The MyPlate standardized tests were administered prior to and following the intervention. Results showed a significant improvement on all learning objectives (p <.001). The results support the value of a cooperative health initiation as a feasible way of preparing graduate nursing students for promoting population health on healthy eating among children living in an underserved community.

Keywords

At-Risk Population, Cooperative Health Initiative, School-Based Nutrition Education on Healthy Eating

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