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Can Children’s Museums Deliver Effective Health Outreach?: Evaluation Results of the HealthWorks! Be A Food Groupie Program for Elementary Students​

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Background: The Be A Food Groupie program focuses on improving health and nutrition education among elementary students. This research shows whether the program improved knowledge across three domains: comprehending food labels, understanding serving sizes, and understanding food groups.

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Ragsdale, K.., & Cross, G.W. (2016). Can children’s museums deliver effective health outreach? Evaluation results of the HealthWorks! Be A Food Groupie program for elementary students. Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice, 9, 9(1), 137-152.

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