Evaluation of Demonstrations to End Childhood Hunger - VA (EDECHVA)
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Objective: To reduce hunger 365 days a year in households with schoolchildren by transforming schools into food hubs and providing nutrition education to parents.
Target Population: Elementary (n=30), middle (n=6), and high schools (n=2) in rural and urban VA. All schools had low academic performance and at least 50 percent of children eligible for free and reduced-price (FRP) meals.
Intervention: Schools were randomly assigned to either a treatment or control group. Children in treatment schools received: (1) three meals during the school day and food packages for weekends and school breaks; (2) $60 monthly Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) benefits during summer months if they were eligible for FRP meals; and (3) nutrition education for their parents. The control group operated under "business as usual." Note that the $60 monthly benefit was not included in the evaluation of the demonstration.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- A selection of elementary, middle, and high schools in rural and urban Virginia, USA.
- Schools must have had low academic performance and at least 50% or children eligible for free and reduced price through the National School Lunch Program or participating in the Community Eligibility Provision.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
- Allocation: RANDOMIZED
- Interventional Model: PARALLEL
- Masking: NONE
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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EXPERIMENTAL: VA 365 Demonstration Benefits
Children in treatment schools received: (1) three meals during the school day and food packages for weekends and school breaks; (2) $60 monthly Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) benefits during summer months if they were eligible for FRP meals; and (3) nutrition education for their parents.
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Reducing hunger 365 days a year in households with school children by transforming schools into food hubs ( free breakfast, lunch, supper, and food backpacks for the weekend) and providing nutrition education to parents.
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NO_INTERVENTION: Control Group
Schools in the control group operated under "business as usual."
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Food Insecurity among Children
Time Frame: Previous 30 days: once before intervention start and once during intervention implementation
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Measured by the United States Department of Agriculture's Household Food Security Survey Module (HFSSM). Affirming 2 or more out of the 8 child-level items in the HFSSM. Higher scores generally indicates worsening food insecurity. |
Previous 30 days: once before intervention start and once during intervention implementation
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Very Low Food Insecurity among Children
Time Frame: Previous 30 days: once before intervention start and once during intervention implementation
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Measured by the United States Department of Agriculture's Household Food Security Survey Module (HFSSM). Affirming 5 or more out of the 8 child-level items in the HFSSM. Higher scores generally indicates worsening food insecurity. |
Previous 30 days: once before intervention start and once during intervention implementation
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Food Insecurity among Adults
Time Frame: Previous 30 days: once before intervention start and once during intervention implementation
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Measured by the United States Department of Agriculture's Household Food Security Survey Module (HFSSM). Affirming 3 or more out of the 10 adult-level items in the HFSSM. Higher scores generally indicates worsening food insecurity. |
Previous 30 days: once before intervention start and once during intervention implementation
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Household Food Insecurity
Time Frame: Previous 30 days: once before intervention start and once during intervention implementation
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Measured by the United States Department of Agriculture's Household Food Security Survey Module (HFSSM). Affirming 3 or more out of the 18 items in the HFSSM. Higher scores generally indicates worsening food insecurity. |
Previous 30 days: once before intervention start and once during intervention implementation
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Terms related to this study
Keywords
Other Study ID Numbers
- AG-3198-C-14-0019 (Virginia)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
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IPD Plan Description
Drug and device information, study documents
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