Current Research Project

Current Research Project

A Stage-Based Intervention to Increase Fruit and Vegetable Intakes of Young Adults; USDA IFAFS grant
	This project is one of 10 in a multi-state, 4-year study to address a fundamental knowledge gap in why people choose what they choose to eat and how to intervene to improve diets.
Nutrition Education Aimed at Toddlers. ACYF, DHHS 2001-2004.
	The purposes of this study are to improve the health status by: (1) identification through focus group discussions, barriers to and promoters for establishing healthy eating habits in young children as perceived by rural, low-income caregivers; and (2) conduct a randomized clinical trial to compare attitudes, knowledge, practices, and interest in nutrition change of rural, low-income caregivers and dietary intake of 12-36 month old children between two groups of rural, low-income families, a control and intervention group enrolled in EHS.
Attitudes, subjective norms and self-efficacy of African American men to eat fruits and vegetables.
	For African American men: 1. How much fruit and vegetables are consumed? 2. Do attitudes & self efficacy relate to eating fruit and vegetables? 3. Does social support relate to eating fruits and vegetables?
Off to a Healthy, Early Head Start: nutrition education for rural, low-income groups. MSU Coalition for Children, Youth, Families and Communities

Eating habits, physical activity and risky behaviors of youth practicing weight control
	1.Evaluate a nationally representative sample of adolescents to determine the prevalence of weight control methods according to youth’s weight status. 2. Confirm that overweight youth are using recommended methods of weight control according to Healthy People 2010.