TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors Influencing the Implementation of Organized Physical Activity and Fruit and Vegetable Snacks in the HOP'N After-School Obesity Prevention Program
AU - Hastmann, Tanis J.
AU - Bopp, Melissa
AU - Fallon, Elizabeth A.
AU - Rosenkranz, Richard R.
AU - Dzewaltowski, David A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This project was supported by a National Research Initiative Grant (no. 2005-35215-15418 ) from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to Kansas State University. We thank Karla Foster for her assistance with coding the data. We also thank the Lawrence, Kansas public school district and Boys and Girls Club and their staff, whose participation, time, and energy made this study possible.
PY - 2013/1
Y1 - 2013/1
N2 - Objective: To identify barriers and facilitators for improving the after-school organized physical activity (PA) and snack quality. Methods: After-school staff (Year 1, n = 20; Year 2, n = 17) participated in qualitative, semistructured interviews about the implementation of an after-school obesity prevention intervention. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, coded for common themes, and analyzed using NVivo software. Results: Several factors influencing implementation of PA and fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption were revealed. Facilitators for PA included: staff training, equipment/gym space, and scheduling organized PA. Physical activity barriers included prioritizing PA and lack of school administration support. Fruit and vegetable facilitators included requesting healthier snacks. Fruit and vegetable barriers included cost and low priority of snack. Conclusions and Implications: The success of improving after-school PA and FV snack quality is dependent on many factors, including several organizational system and staff variables. Future research should focus on systemic changes in the after-school environment to increase the priority of daily PA and a healthy snack.
AB - Objective: To identify barriers and facilitators for improving the after-school organized physical activity (PA) and snack quality. Methods: After-school staff (Year 1, n = 20; Year 2, n = 17) participated in qualitative, semistructured interviews about the implementation of an after-school obesity prevention intervention. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, coded for common themes, and analyzed using NVivo software. Results: Several factors influencing implementation of PA and fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption were revealed. Facilitators for PA included: staff training, equipment/gym space, and scheduling organized PA. Physical activity barriers included prioritizing PA and lack of school administration support. Fruit and vegetable facilitators included requesting healthier snacks. Fruit and vegetable barriers included cost and low priority of snack. Conclusions and Implications: The success of improving after-school PA and FV snack quality is dependent on many factors, including several organizational system and staff variables. Future research should focus on systemic changes in the after-school environment to increase the priority of daily PA and a healthy snack.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jneb.2012.06.005
DO - 10.1016/j.jneb.2012.06.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 23178043
AN - SCOPUS:84872167254
SN - 1499-4046
VL - 45
SP - 60
EP - 68
JO - Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
JF - Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
IS - 1
ER -