This study is testing the efficacy of the integrative approach to: 1. teach 5th grade children menu board calorie literacy as measured by our novel recently validated menu board calorie literacy (MBCL) instrument; 2. provide strategies designed to improve food purchasing behaviors; and 3. facilitate the transmission of core lesson messages from children to parents via a procedure that we have termed "Child Mediated Health Communication (CMHC)".
Health Behavior
This study is testing the efficacy of the integrative approach to: 1. teach 5th grade children menu board calorie literacy as measured by our novel recently validated menu board calorie literacy (MBCL) instrument; 2. provide strategies designed to improve food purchasing behaviors; and 3. facilitate the transmission of core lesson messages from children to parents via a procedure that we have termed "Child Mediated Health Communication (CMHC)".
Effect of Hip Hop Nutrition-Math Curriculum
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Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, United States, 10032
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9 Years to 12 Years
ALL
Yes
Columbia University,
Olajide A. Williams, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Columbia University
2025-06