Adventure in Nutropolis: Obesity Prevention for Youth

Nutropolis 冒险：青少年肥胖预防

• 批准号: 6882550
• 负责人: KRISTEN D HOLTZ
• 金额: $ 15.41万
• 依托单位: DANYA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-05-01 至 2006-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6882550
• 关键词: Internet; behavioral /social science research tag; clinical research; computer assisted instruction; computer human interaction; computer program /software; data collection methodology /evaluation; disease /disorder prevention /control; education evaluation /planning; educational resource design /development; focus groups; handbook; health behavior; health education; human subject; information dissemination; interactive multimedia; middle childhood (6-11); nutrition education; obesity; parent offspring interaction; preschool child (1-5); teacher; videotape /videodisc

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Danya International, Inc., proposes to develop a highly engaging, animated video series presenting obesity prevention information in a developmentally appropriate, stylistically captivating adventure format to children in kindergarten through second grade (ages 5 to 8). The video series, Adventures in Nutropolis, will contain 10 animated, interactive episodes, each approximately 10 minutes long, accompanied by teacher's guides designed to facilitate the use of the materials in early elementary school classrooms and parent information sheets to connect school-based learning to the home environment. Specifically, the Adventures in Nutropolis materials will teach children about the main contributing factors to obesity and model effective, age-appropriate obesity prevention behaviors as a means of encouraging early elementary school children to identify with and incorporate healthy behaviors into their lives. Each episode will contain interactive activities to allow children to put what they have learned about healthy behaviors into practice. During Phase I, we will fully develop the animated pilot episode and corresponding teacher's guide, as well as conduct a small evaluation to determine feasibility. Storyboards and script treatments for the remaining episodes and outlines for the associated teacher's guides and parent newsletters will also be drafted. Materials will be developed with input and feedback from a focus group of children in the target age group and an Advisory Panel of experts in the fields of pediatric nutrition, youth health promotion, pediatric physical activity, and elementary school curriculum development. In later phases of the project, we will develop the remaining episodes of the video and teacher's guides, and conduct a full-scale evaluation of the entire product. Additional materials to enhance student learning, such as an interactive Web site with game-based lessons, will also be created.

描述（由申请人提供）： Danya International，Inc。提议开发一个高度引人入胜的动画视频系列，以适当的，风格的，引人入胜的冒险格式向幼儿园到二年级（5至8岁）的儿童提供肥胖的预防信息。视频系列《 Nutropolis的冒险》将包含10个动画，互动式情节，每集大约10分钟，并伴随着旨在促进早期小学课堂中使用材料的教师指南，并将基于学校的学习与家庭环境联系起来。具体而言，Nutropolis材料的冒险将教给儿童有关肥胖和模型有效，适合年龄的预防行为的主要因素，以鼓励早期小学儿童认同并将健康行为纳入他们的生活中。每个情节都将包含互动活动，使孩子们可以将他们对健康行为学到的知识付诸实践。 在第一阶段，我们将充分开发动画试验剧集和相应的教师指南，并进行少量评估以确定可行性。还将起草有关其余情节和大纲的故事板和脚本处理。材料将通过目标年龄组的儿童的投入和反馈以及小儿营养，青年健康促进，小儿体育活动和小学课程发展领域的专家咨询小组的投入和反馈。在该项目的后期阶段，我们将开发视频和教师指南的其余情节，并对整个产品进行全面评估。还将创建其他材料来增强学生学习的材料，例如具有基于游戏的课程的交互式网站。