Evaluation of Jump Into Action: a program to reduce the risk of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus in school children on the Texas-Mexico border.

Publisher: Wiley Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0376370 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0022-4391 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00224391 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Sch Health Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: Nov. 2008- : Hoboken, NJ : Wiley
Original Publication: Columbus, Ohio : American Association of School Physicians

Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*prevention & control ; Obesity/*complications ; School Health Services/*organization & administration; Child ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/ethnology ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/etiology ; Diet ; Exercise ; Female ; Hispanic or Latino ; Humans ; Male ; Obesity/prevention & control ; Program Evaluation ; Reproducibility of Results ; Risk Factors ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Texas/epidemiology

Jump Into Action, a school-based non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) prevention program, encourages students to eat low-fat foods and exercise regularly to reduce their risks for developing NIDDM. A study was conducted in a school district with a predominately Hispanic enrollment to assess the effectiveness of Jump Into Action in improving fifth-graders' knowledge, self-efficacy, and behaviors regarding NIDDM prevention. Jump Into Action was found effective in increasing knowledge and self-efficacy regarding NIDDM prevention and improving dietary and exercise-related behaviors. These gains were sustained from posttest to follow-up four weeks later.

Date Created: 19981021 Date Completed: 19990105 Latest Revision: 20220408

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10.1111/j.1746-1561.1998.tb00584.x

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