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Attributes and Barriers of Health and Nutrition Instruction in Pre-Service Training of Elementary Teachers
MONDAY, OCTOBER 27
POSTER SESSION: SCIENCE/EDUCATION/MANAGEMENT/FOODSERVICE/CULINARY/RESEARCH Title: STUDENT COLLABORATION INTEGRATING THE ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIO WITH SAKAI ONLINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGY TO ASSESS STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR THE DIDACTIC PROGRAM IN DIETETICS Author(s): S. F. Clark,1 J. Bailey,1 A. Holmes,1 L. Johnson,1 M. Hendricks,1 G. Willis,1 R. Miller,1 M. Zaldivar2; 1Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 2 Learning Technologies, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA Learning Outcome: To understand how to design a dietetics e-Portfolio matrix using Sakai online learning system software to assess student learning outcomes. Text: Undergraduate dietetic students are challenged to demonstrate both academic and professional development in an increasingly competitive environment. Traditionally, students have maintained a hard copy Professional Portfolio beginning sophomore year until graduation. Beginning 2008, students enrolled in the course Professional Dietetics will be expected to use the electronic (e)-Portfolio-Sakai online learning technology to design their portfolio. A Faculty-Student Management Team comprised of the Dietetics Director, a Multimedia Associate, and six undergraduate dietetic students representing various academic levels participated in the development of the dietetics webinterface template to assess student outcome learning based on the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education’s knowledge and skills content areas. The team integrated the Sakai learning system to create an e-Portfolio matrix that enables documentation of student learning based upon faculty-defined student learning outcomes. To assist students in documentation of learning outcomes, the team identified six overarching domains: 1) professionalism and ethics, 2) disciplinary knowledge, 3) multifaceted communication, 4) multidisciplinary teamwork, 5) systematic analysis, and 6) experiential learning. Students are expected to upload faculty designated course assignments into respective domains, catalog their experiential learning activities, and practice reflective thinking about the impact these assignments and experiences have on their learning. The e-Portfolio matrix will allow students to creatively showcase their academic and professional achievements online and allow them to share the contents with a variety of audiences. The matrix will also provide faculty the ability to collect assessment data on student learning outcomes using a systematic, continuous methodology that will subsequently support future programmatic curricular improvements.
Title: ATTRIBUTES AND BARRIERS OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION INSTRUCTION IN PRE-SERVICE TRAINING OF ELEMENTARY TEACHERS Author(s): K. A. Long,1 C. L. S. Arnold2; 1WIC Program, DuPage County Health Department, Lombard, IL, 2Nutrition, Benedictine University, Lisle, IL Learning Outcome: To describe attributes and barriers to health and nutrition instruction of university students enrolled in preservice elementary education programs. Text: This study examined health and nutrition instruction among university pre-service training programs. 881 institutions at www.collegeboard.com in spring 2006 met inclusion criteria. All were contacted three times over one month. 74 elementary education chairpersons completed this online survey. The majority (62.2%) resided in states delineating health goals and standards for teachers. Only 29.6% resided in states delineating nutrition goals and standards. Institutions not accredited by NCATE were more likely to offer a health elective in their pre-service program (p ⫽ .03). There were no significant relationships (2) between a program having a health certification option and that institution’s program characteristics, or having faculty with health expertise available. Private schools reported a significantly higher number of faculty members with health and nutrition expertise (p ⫽ .02). Programs with a health certification option had a higher rate of offering a nutrition elective in their program (p ⬍.01). Programs integrated nutrition lessons into various subject areas to a small extent (mean rating of 1.76 of 4.00). A significant relationship was found between perceived barriers and whether or not an institution required a health education course (p ⫽ .04). Perceived barriers to inclusion of a health education course as a requirement included: not having enough room in the curriculum, not being a state mandated requirement, not being required by an accrediting body, having a lack of faculty expertise, having a lack of health education specialists, and not being a primary concern for the faculty. Nutrition professionals need to be advocates for policy change.
Funding Disclosure: None
Funding Disclosure: None
Title: DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY HEALTH AND FITNESS CAMP AND FOLLOW-UP PROGRAM TIO ADDRESS CHILDHOOD OBESITY
Title: PSYCHOGRAPHIC SEGMENTATION OF MOTHERS OF YOUNG CHILDREN USING A CLUSTER ANALYSIS OF FOOD DECISION INFLUENCERS
Author(s): J. G. Pastors,1 B. Yager2; 1Medicine/Endocrinology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 2Thomas Jefferson Health District, Charlottesville, VA
Author(s): C. Byrd-Bredbenner,1 J. Maurer Abbot,2; 1Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 2Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Learning Outcome: Assist the RD to initiate and lead childhood obesity community-based efforts.
Learning Outcome: To describe how mothers of young children cluster according to multiple psychographic food decision influences and how clusters differ in nutrient intake and nutrient content of their household food supply.
Text: Childhood overweight and obesity is a serious health concern among children and adolescents in our country today. In our Charlottesville, Virginia community, the reported rate of overweight/ obesity among 11-12 year old children in public schools was 47% in 2007, an increase of approximately 10% since aggregate data began begin collected by the local health department in 1998. Concern about these numbers provided the incentive for the local community to come together and establish a childhood obesity task force (COTF). The primary mission of the task force is to foster healthy weight and overall fitness for children and their families by providing consultation, training, and provision of funding/ resources to schools and community agencies. In 2007, a committee of the COTF initiated a pilot project to develop and offer a weekend Family Health and Fitness Camp for underserved families with an overweight child. This camp was a model of community partnership through involvement of local youth camps, the University of Virginia’s Children’s Fitness Clinic, and local pediatricians and health care professionals. The primary purpose of the camp was to offer a positive and motivating weekend experience to provide the seed for changing family lifestyle patterns. This presentation will focus on the goals and objectives of the camp and follow-up program, camp agenda, educational resources used, roles of the multidisciplinary team, key components of follow-up, and lessons learned. The Family Health and Fitness Camp is an example of a shared and coordinated community effort to successfully address the childhood obesity epidemic. Funding Disclosure: Grant
Text: Mother (n⫽201) of children ⬍12 years completed a survey that collected demographic information and assessed psychographic (attitudes, values, motivations, perceptions, learning involvement, lifestyle, behaviors) food decision influencers focusing on these broad constructs: outlook on life, health values, food engagement, interest in learning about meals, food values, food relationships, and family meals. Dietary intake was assessed using food frequencies. Household food supplies of 100 participants were inventoried to determine its nutrient content. Ward’s hierarchical method revealed mothers clustered into 4 groups: Happy, Healthy, Food Involved Mothers (n⫽35, 17%); Working, Convenience Driven Mothers (n⫽35, 17%); Healthy, Free of Food Price, Taste, Convenience, and Advertising Effects Mothers (n⫽60, 30%); and Stressed, Emotional Eating, Time Conscious Mothers (n⫽71, 35%). ANOVA indicated significant main effects (p⬍0.05) for all 26 variables used in the cluster analysis, except 1 (restrained eating) as well as among other variables not in the cluster analysis, which suggest robust, valid cluster classifications. The clusters appear to transcend demographic variables that often segment audiences (eg, race, age), thereby adding a new dimension to this audience’s characterization. Further, psychographically defined clusters predicted dietary quality. Findings also lend support to value expectancy theories in that clusters with the healthiest diets also had the highest health values scores. This study demonstrates that mothers are not a homogenous group and that health professionals need to consider their unique characteristics when designing strategies to help them improve their families’ diets. Future research should focus on developing a practical diagnostic tool that can rapidly identify a client’s cluster. Funding Disclosure: Canned Food Alliance
A-66 / September 2008 Suppl 3—Abstracts Volume 108 Number 9
POSTER SESSION: SCIENCE/EDUCATION/MANAGEMENT/FOODSERVICE/CULINARY/RESEARCH Title: STUDENT COLLABORATION INTEGRATING THE ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIO WITH SAKAI ONLINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGY TO ASSESS STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR THE DIDACTIC PROGRAM IN DIETETICS Author(s): S. F. Clark,1 J. Bailey,1 A. Holmes,1 L. Johnson,1 M. Hendricks,1 G. Willis,1 R. Miller,1 M. Zaldivar2; 1Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 2 Learning Technologies, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA Learning Outcome: To understand how to design a dietetics e-Portfolio matrix using Sakai online learning system software to assess student learning outcomes. Text: Undergraduate dietetic students are challenged to demonstrate both academic and professional development in an increasingly competitive environment. Traditionally, students have maintained a hard copy Professional Portfolio beginning sophomore year until graduation. Beginning 2008, students enrolled in the course Professional Dietetics will be expected to use the electronic (e)-Portfolio-Sakai online learning technology to design their portfolio. A Faculty-Student Management Team comprised of the Dietetics Director, a Multimedia Associate, and six undergraduate dietetic students representing various academic levels participated in the development of the dietetics webinterface template to assess student outcome learning based on the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education’s knowledge and skills content areas. The team integrated the Sakai learning system to create an e-Portfolio matrix that enables documentation of student learning based upon faculty-defined student learning outcomes. To assist students in documentation of learning outcomes, the team identified six overarching domains: 1) professionalism and ethics, 2) disciplinary knowledge, 3) multifaceted communication, 4) multidisciplinary teamwork, 5) systematic analysis, and 6) experiential learning. Students are expected to upload faculty designated course assignments into respective domains, catalog their experiential learning activities, and practice reflective thinking about the impact these assignments and experiences have on their learning. The e-Portfolio matrix will allow students to creatively showcase their academic and professional achievements online and allow them to share the contents with a variety of audiences. The matrix will also provide faculty the ability to collect assessment data on student learning outcomes using a systematic, continuous methodology that will subsequently support future programmatic curricular improvements.
Title: ATTRIBUTES AND BARRIERS OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION INSTRUCTION IN PRE-SERVICE TRAINING OF ELEMENTARY TEACHERS Author(s): K. A. Long,1 C. L. S. Arnold2; 1WIC Program, DuPage County Health Department, Lombard, IL, 2Nutrition, Benedictine University, Lisle, IL Learning Outcome: To describe attributes and barriers to health and nutrition instruction of university students enrolled in preservice elementary education programs. Text: This study examined health and nutrition instruction among university pre-service training programs. 881 institutions at www.collegeboard.com in spring 2006 met inclusion criteria. All were contacted three times over one month. 74 elementary education chairpersons completed this online survey. The majority (62.2%) resided in states delineating health goals and standards for teachers. Only 29.6% resided in states delineating nutrition goals and standards. Institutions not accredited by NCATE were more likely to offer a health elective in their pre-service program (p ⫽ .03). There were no significant relationships (2) between a program having a health certification option and that institution’s program characteristics, or having faculty with health expertise available. Private schools reported a significantly higher number of faculty members with health and nutrition expertise (p ⫽ .02). Programs with a health certification option had a higher rate of offering a nutrition elective in their program (p ⬍.01). Programs integrated nutrition lessons into various subject areas to a small extent (mean rating of 1.76 of 4.00). A significant relationship was found between perceived barriers and whether or not an institution required a health education course (p ⫽ .04). Perceived barriers to inclusion of a health education course as a requirement included: not having enough room in the curriculum, not being a state mandated requirement, not being required by an accrediting body, having a lack of faculty expertise, having a lack of health education specialists, and not being a primary concern for the faculty. Nutrition professionals need to be advocates for policy change.
Funding Disclosure: None
Funding Disclosure: None
Title: DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY HEALTH AND FITNESS CAMP AND FOLLOW-UP PROGRAM TIO ADDRESS CHILDHOOD OBESITY
Title: PSYCHOGRAPHIC SEGMENTATION OF MOTHERS OF YOUNG CHILDREN USING A CLUSTER ANALYSIS OF FOOD DECISION INFLUENCERS
Author(s): J. G. Pastors,1 B. Yager2; 1Medicine/Endocrinology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 2Thomas Jefferson Health District, Charlottesville, VA
Author(s): C. Byrd-Bredbenner,1 J. Maurer Abbot,2; 1Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 2Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Learning Outcome: Assist the RD to initiate and lead childhood obesity community-based efforts.
Learning Outcome: To describe how mothers of young children cluster according to multiple psychographic food decision influences and how clusters differ in nutrient intake and nutrient content of their household food supply.
Text: Childhood overweight and obesity is a serious health concern among children and adolescents in our country today. In our Charlottesville, Virginia community, the reported rate of overweight/ obesity among 11-12 year old children in public schools was 47% in 2007, an increase of approximately 10% since aggregate data began begin collected by the local health department in 1998. Concern about these numbers provided the incentive for the local community to come together and establish a childhood obesity task force (COTF). The primary mission of the task force is to foster healthy weight and overall fitness for children and their families by providing consultation, training, and provision of funding/ resources to schools and community agencies. In 2007, a committee of the COTF initiated a pilot project to develop and offer a weekend Family Health and Fitness Camp for underserved families with an overweight child. This camp was a model of community partnership through involvement of local youth camps, the University of Virginia’s Children’s Fitness Clinic, and local pediatricians and health care professionals. The primary purpose of the camp was to offer a positive and motivating weekend experience to provide the seed for changing family lifestyle patterns. This presentation will focus on the goals and objectives of the camp and follow-up program, camp agenda, educational resources used, roles of the multidisciplinary team, key components of follow-up, and lessons learned. The Family Health and Fitness Camp is an example of a shared and coordinated community effort to successfully address the childhood obesity epidemic. Funding Disclosure: Grant
Text: Mother (n⫽201) of children ⬍12 years completed a survey that collected demographic information and assessed psychographic (attitudes, values, motivations, perceptions, learning involvement, lifestyle, behaviors) food decision influencers focusing on these broad constructs: outlook on life, health values, food engagement, interest in learning about meals, food values, food relationships, and family meals. Dietary intake was assessed using food frequencies. Household food supplies of 100 participants were inventoried to determine its nutrient content. Ward’s hierarchical method revealed mothers clustered into 4 groups: Happy, Healthy, Food Involved Mothers (n⫽35, 17%); Working, Convenience Driven Mothers (n⫽35, 17%); Healthy, Free of Food Price, Taste, Convenience, and Advertising Effects Mothers (n⫽60, 30%); and Stressed, Emotional Eating, Time Conscious Mothers (n⫽71, 35%). ANOVA indicated significant main effects (p⬍0.05) for all 26 variables used in the cluster analysis, except 1 (restrained eating) as well as among other variables not in the cluster analysis, which suggest robust, valid cluster classifications. The clusters appear to transcend demographic variables that often segment audiences (eg, race, age), thereby adding a new dimension to this audience’s characterization. Further, psychographically defined clusters predicted dietary quality. Findings also lend support to value expectancy theories in that clusters with the healthiest diets also had the highest health values scores. This study demonstrates that mothers are not a homogenous group and that health professionals need to consider their unique characteristics when designing strategies to help them improve their families’ diets. Future research should focus on developing a practical diagnostic tool that can rapidly identify a client’s cluster. Funding Disclosure: Canned Food Alliance
A-66 / September 2008 Suppl 3—Abstracts Volume 108 Number 9