Cm. Olson et al., DISSEMINATION AND USE OF A SCHOOL-BASED NUTRITION EDUCATION-PROGRAM FOR SECONDARY-SCHOOL STUDENTS, Journal of school health, 63(8), 1993, pp. 343-348
Program dissemination and implementation represent critical components
of effective school-based health promotion interventions. This study
examined the dissemination and implementation of a nutrition teaching
program, Nutrition For Life, in New York State secondary schools. Some
1,312 health, home economics, and physical education teachers in juni
or and senior high schools provided information through random sample
mail surveys. Logistic regression procedures examined teacher and scho
ol characteristics associated with receipt and use of the program. Ove
rall, 50% of junior high school and 33% of senior high school teachers
received the program and three-quarters of these teachers used it. At
both levels, home economics teachers were more likely to receive and
use the program than health leachers. Peer-led teacher training worksh
ops organized through an existing community-based network provide an e
ffective and efficient mechanism for disseminating nutrition teaching
programs.