Online training for child care providers teaches child nutrition in English and Spanish
Poor nutrition among young children is a national health crisis which contributes to obesity and chronic disease later in life. Since children spend so much time in child care, child care providers can help improve the quality of young children's nutrition and foster lifelong healthy eating hab...
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University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
2023-02-01
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| author | Danielle L. Lee Abbey Alkon Ron Strochlic Deepa Srivastava Marisa Neelon Victoria F. Keeton Lorrene D. Ritchie |
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| description | Poor nutrition among young children is a national health crisis which contributes to obesity and chronic disease later in life. Since children spend so much time in child care, child care providers can help improve the quality of young children's nutrition and foster lifelong healthy eating habits. However, California's family child care home (FCCH) providers receive little training on what and how to feed young children. To address this problem, we developed a self-paced online training on child nutrition in English and Spanish for FCCH providers. Our feasibility study evaluated providers’ satisfaction with the training and ease of use, using an online survey and a 45-minute interview upon completing the training. Providers rated their training experience as excellent, easy to enroll in, and complete. Most providers reported they were somewhat likely to make changes to what and how they feed infants and toddlers. Many recommended adding printed resources and culturally relevant material for future trainings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e049475d4a5b4dafa509bae91b932e092024-03-22T21:34:51ZengUniversity of California Agriculture and Natural ResourcesCalifornia Agriculture0008-08452160-80912023-02-01760413114010.3733/ca.2022a0015CAv076n04_2Online training for child care providers teaches child nutrition in English and SpanishDanielle L. Lee0Abbey Alkon1Ron Strochlic2Deepa Srivastava3Marisa Neelon4Victoria F. Keeton5Lorrene D. Ritchie6D.L. Lee is Director of Communications and Research Engagement, Nutrition Policy Institute, University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR)A. Alkon is Professor and Director of the California Childcare Health Program, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)R. Strochlic is Academic Coordinator, Nutrition Policy Institute, UC ANRD. Srivastava is Nutrition, Family and Consumer Sciences Advisor, UC ANRM. Neelon is Nutrition, Family and Consumer Sciences Advisor, UC ANRV.F. Keeton is Postdoctoral Scholar, School of Medicine, UCSFL.D. Ritchie is Director and Cooperative Extension Specialist, Nutrition Policy Institute, UC ANRPoor nutrition among young children is a national health crisis which contributes to obesity and chronic disease later in life. Since children spend so much time in child care, child care providers can help improve the quality of young children's nutrition and foster lifelong healthy eating habits. However, California's family child care home (FCCH) providers receive little training on what and how to feed young children. To address this problem, we developed a self-paced online training on child nutrition in English and Spanish for FCCH providers. Our feasibility study evaluated providers’ satisfaction with the training and ease of use, using an online survey and a 45-minute interview upon completing the training. Providers rated their training experience as excellent, easy to enroll in, and complete. Most providers reported they were somewhat likely to make changes to what and how they feed infants and toddlers. Many recommended adding printed resources and culturally relevant material for future trainings.http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.2022a0015childchild careinfantfamily child care homenutritiononline trainingpolicyprofessional development |
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| title | Online training for child care providers teaches child nutrition in English and Spanish |
| title_full | Online training for child care providers teaches child nutrition in English and Spanish |
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