Browsing by Author "Reicks, Marla"

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    Real-Life Dilemmas Make Learning Fun
    (1999) Dunrud, Tammy; Reicks, Marla; Simmons, Steve
    Decision cases are a valuable, participatory learning tool. Youth enter the process with prior experiences and knowledge on which to build a new understanding of subject matter. The decision case experience encourages life skill development while delivering new subject matter. Decision cases encourage the development of problem-solving and decision-making skills through practice, and positive and enjoyable for youth. The effectiveness of decision case experiences in meeting instructional goals can be greatly enhanced by skilled facilitators.
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    School Meal Regulations and Child Nutrition: Environmental Approaches to Improve Intake
    (Food Policy Research Center, 2014-04) Berkowitz, Sarah; Coborn, Jamie; Leak, Tashara; Lim, Sue; Swenson, Alison; Zahid, Arwa; Reicks, Marla
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    Simply Good Eating Partners with the Head Start Program to Improve Health and Nutrition Using Lessons in a Box: Comparing Two Years of Data.
    (University of Minnesota Extension, 2013-10) Kunkel, Kelly; Hurtado, G. Ali; Conrad, Stephanie; Reicks, Marla; Joeng, Ju Ri
    The program objective was to compare the effectiveness of targeted nutrition education for preschool children in changing eating and physical activity behaviors in two youth groups. Data were collected from preschoolers attending Head Start programs during years 2011 (n=460) and 2012 (n=350) in nine counties in South Central Minnesota. The Lessons in a Box program was delivered through the Simply Good Eating program. The lessons focused on good nutrition, food safety and physical activity. Parents reported child eating behaviors, physical activity, family food security, food intake and demographic information. Evaluation data from independent samples during 2011 and 2012 included changes in key outcomes for children, and pre- and post-assessment childrens’ body mass index percentiles. The Lessons in a Box program was most beneficial for participating youth who fell outside of the healthy weight category and where the parents of participating youth were concerned about youth eating behaviors.