Impact of the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program on the Attitudes and Behaviors of Elementary School Students in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Color poster with text and tables (Spring 2009)The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program is designed to improve nutrition and help reduce childhood obesity. Speciafically, this program funds the provision of daily fresh fruit/vegetable snacks to elementary school students across the country. We are conducting an evaluation of outcomes associated with this program using student surveys, site coordinator reports, teacher surveys, and parent surveys. Two Eau Claire program schools and two control schools are participating in the study.University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire Office of Research and Sponsored Programs