Impact of school-based vegetable garden and physical activity coordinated health interventions on weight status and weight-related behaviors of ethnically diverse, low-income students: Study design and baseline data of the Texas, Grow! Eat! Go! (TGEG) cluster-randomized controlled trial

• Main Authors: A. Evans (Author), N Ranjit (Author), D. Hoelscher (Author), C. Jovanovic (Author), M. Lopez (Author), A. McIntosh (Author), M. Ory (Author), L. Whittlesey (Author), L. McKyer (Author), A. Kirk (Author), C. Smith (Author), C. Walton (Author), N. I. Heredia (Author), J. Warren (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Coordinated, multi-component school-based interventions can improve health behaviors in children, as well as parents, and impact the weight status of students. By leveraging a unique collaboration between Texas AgriLife Extension (a federal, state and county funded educational ou...