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Maintenance of the Classroom Health Education Curricula: Results from the Catch-on Study

Carolyn C. Johnson, PhD

Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, New Orleans.

Donglin Li, MD, MPH

Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston.

Todd Galati, MA

University of California, San Diego.

Sheryl Pedersen, MPH

Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, New Orleans.

Mary Smyth, MS

University of Minnesota, Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Minneapolis.

Guy S. Parcel, PhD

University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Center for Health Promotion Research and Development, Houston.

Maintenance of the interactive Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH) third- to fifth-grade curricula was studied in the 56 original intervention schools and 20 of the original control schools 5 years postintervention in four regions of the United States. Target grade teachers completed a self-administered survey that included questions regarding use of the CATCH materials, training in CATCH or other health education, barriers and perceived support for health education, and amount of health education currently taught. Percentage of teachers who continued to teach CATCH in the classroom was low; however, percentages were significantly higher in former intervention compared with control schools, even though control schools received training and materials following the main field trial. The results of this study can provide useful information for future development of classroom health promotion materials with a higher level of sustainability.

Key Words: institutionalization • school-based health promotion • health education • children • health curricula.

Health Education & Behavior, Vol. 30, No. 4, 476-488 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/1090198103253610
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