During the 2011-12 school year, LAUP put the health and wellness of hundreds of preschool children at the forefront of their programming with RENEW LA County. RENEW LA County sought to teach preschool children about the benefits of good food choices and physical activity by offering professional development and information to those who influence the lives of children the most; teachers and parents. Our study of RENEW LA County found that preschool providers were very knowledgeable about nutrition and physical activity guidelines and policies. It also found that parents are generally making good food and drink choices at home, yet they can still benefit from numerous aspects of the RENEW program in order to increase their knowledge of nutrition and physical activity guidelines, thereby strengthening their preschool children's habits. In general, the following findings emerged: LAUP offered a solid support structure to participants to ensure that RENEW was implemented as intended Preschool providers were very knowledgeable about nutrition and physical activity guidelines but parents were not as knowledgeable Parents reported an increase in the level of physical activities among children after RENEW. (author abstract)
Summary of findings from the RENEW LA County evaluation, FY 2011-12
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