The USDA Center for Collaborative Research on WIC Nutrition Education Innovations at the USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine is funded by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service. The USDA CNRC WIC Center is funding four innovative WIC nutrition education projects that required a partnership between a university-based researcher and a state or local Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). The grants are designed to test creative approaches to WIC nutrition education.
This study is focused on reviewing 39 schools in Ohio and Pennsylvania that were part of a previous research study that was conducted five years ago where a drug prevention intervention called “Keepin’ It Real” was implemented by following-up with the principals on issues of sustainability, in order to examine whether they were able to keep the program going. If so, what challenges have they encounter and, if not, what prevented them from sustaining this program?
The proposed project plans to use a community- based participatory (CBPR) approach to capitalize on the existing partnership and enhance it to address family obesity and obesity-related behaviors in the African American community This partnership will greatly expand the knowledge base for conducting community-based participatory research with faith-based communities.
To test the efficacy of a 12-week fitness- and behavioral- oriented program to improve cardiovascular fitness among underserved children and adults.
To conduct a genomic medicine implementation project to establish mechanisms for return of actionable findings from targeted sequencing of 100 disease-relevant genes.
To explore markers of inflammation associated with metabolic syndrome in survivors of childhood cancer.
Develop and test the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a family-based diabetes prevention program for high-risk Latino families in Maryvale, AZ.
Develop a smartphone application using Geographical Information System (GIS) mapping to identify physical and social supports for health promotion and disease prevention in Maryvale, AZ.
The study will test the effectiveness of a year-long, culturally-grounded, lifestyle intervention program for reducing diabetes risk in obese Latino adolescents with prediabetic diagnosis and plans to enroll 120 adolescents to be randomly assigned to a community-based diabetes prevention program or a usual care control group.
Sustainability via Active Garden Education (SAGE) is a garden based physical activity and nutrition intervention for preschool-aged children. The SAGE curriculum uses a school garden as a metaphor for child development and engages children in interactive games, songs, and learning activities. The SAGE curriculum focuses on improving physical activity, sedentary behaviors, fruit, and vegetable consumption, reducing eating in the absence of hunger, and also encourages healthy behavior changes and parenting practices in parents.