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Overview
Target Behavior: Healthy Eating, Physical Activity
Intervention Type: Direct Education
Intervention Reach and Adoption
Setting: Community, School
Target Audience: Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School
Race/Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino Americans, All
Intervention Components
The Bienestar Health Program is delivered over 7 months during the school year. Health and physical education classes are held 5 days per week and are 45 minutes long. One day per week is a health education class, the other 4 days are devoted to physical activities. After-school health club meetings are held weekly and are one-hour in length. Parent meetings are held every other month and last approximately one-hour. The food service program is delivered once per month and each lesson is 30 minutes long. There is also a one-hour on-site training available for school staff.
Intervention Materials
Intervention Costs
Evidence Summary
Results indicated:
- No statistically significant differences in body fat or energy intake from saturated fat (%).
- Bienestar students had decreased fasting capillary glucose levels (-0.20 mg/dL) and students in the control schools had increased levels (+0.52 mg/dL).
- Bienestar students increased their physical fitness scores by 1.81 points, whereas control students decreased their fitness scores by -0.73 points.
- Bienestar students consumed more dietary fiber than their control counterparts. Bienestar students increased their level of dietary fiber consumption by 0.38 grams while the control group decreased its level by -0.15 grams of dietary fiber.
Classification: Research-tested
Evaluation Indicators
Readiness and Capacity – Short Term (ST) | Changes – Medium Term (MT) | Effectiveness and Maintenance – Long Term (LT) | Population Results (R) | |
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Individual | ST1, ST3 | MT1, MT3 | ||
Environmental Settings | ||||
Sectors of Influence |
Evaluation Materials
Additional Information
Contact Person:
Karla Emelina Cortez
Deputy Director
Phone: (210)-533-8886
Email: kcortez@sahrc.org
*Updated as of September 26, 2023