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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"willingness to try"”.
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EFFECTS OF THE SANTA FE FARMERS' MARKET CHILDREN'S NUTRITION PROGRAM ON STUDENTS' WILLINGNESS TO TRY FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
The purpose of this research was to investigate change in elementary students willingness to try fruits and vegetables after participating in the Santa Fe Farmers' Market Children's Nutrition Program (intervention) on a class field trip. The WillTry survey was administered to 139 kindergarten, 2nd, …
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Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology thesis portfolio (Clarke : 2015) : Adolescents' views of the electronic cigarette: a new gateway to addiction?
… (Action on Smoking and Health, 2014). Introduced to the UK in 2006, ecigarette use has grown rapidly from 700,000 users in 2012 (Kmietowicz, 2014). Given that smoking initiation begins for the most part during adolescence, it is debatable as to whether the e-cigarette could be a gateway into …
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The shift from “muffins” to mangoes: child, family, and organizational impacts of an after-school snack program
… a province-wide initiative through the Ministry of Health Promotion & Sport. This study focused on Eastview Boys and Girls Club (Eastview unit) in Oshawa, Ontario and examined immediate impacts of an after-school snack program involving close to 100-children daily. Data collection included …
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Looking Forward, Looking Back, Looking Inward: Lessons from Vital Women Leaders in Old Age
… and treats them as obsolete. This study looks into the lives of nine women over the age of 65 who have found within themselves the strength, courage and determination to overcome the stereotypes of aging in order to become leaders in their old age. Life stories were obtained through personal …
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"Meat of the Future": Evaluation of the sensory characteristics of cell-cultured and traditional meat products
… Consumer acceptance remains a critical factor for CM's success. Thus, despite CM's limited availability consumer acceptance of CM has been widely investigated and promoted through optimistic framing – narrative emphasizing only the benefits of CM. This dissertation presents evidence for …
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Exploring Transformative Journeys through a Higher Education Programme in a Further Education College
… there has been a sustained policy commitment to widen participation to social groups previously under-represented in further and higher education (Thompson, 2000; Burke, 2012). Widening participation has encouraged students to return who are poorly prepared for the intellectual challenges of …
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EXAMINING THE CHARACTERISTICS THAT SUPPORT NURSES’ INNOVATIVE BEHAVIORS
… design (HCD) and design thinking (DT), are vital to health systems providing high-quality care. Identifying and classifying the individual and organizational characteristics that contribute to nursing innovativeness is essential.Methods: This is a 3-paper dissertation where the results of Paper 1 …
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The Adolescent Smoking Prevention Project: A Web-Based Smoking Prevention for Adolescents
… dependence and developed by the study investigators. A sample of 54 adolescents (aged 12-15) were recruited from public schools in Southern California. Of these adolescents 26 were randomly assigned to the ASPP program and 28 were randomly assigned to the control group. Results of two-way ANOVAs …
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Implementation and Evaluation of a Community Gardening and Nutrition Program among at-risk Youth
Background: Community-based participatory research (CBPR) has been recommended as an effective approach to engage communities in implementing research projects relevant to their needs and interests. Following this approach, the Dan River Partnership for a Healthy Community was formed to address …
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Instructional School Gardens: Opportunities for and Barriers to Scaling
… in the dirt. School gardens have been shown to help improve student health by impacting food preferences and physical activity; to enhance learning in many subject areas; to encourage critical thinking skills by utilizing inquiry-based learning; and to engender a positive association with …
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Feasibility of an Experiential Community Garden and Nutrition Program for Youth Living in Public Housing:Exploring Outcomes from Youth, Parents and Site Leaders
… served multiple purposes from food subsidies to neighborhood beautification. The use of community gardens has grown in popularity and has been recommended as a way to encourage healthy eating habits in youth. Though the health benefits of having a diet high in fruits and vegetables is well …