Welcome to the Healthy Opportunities for Physical Activity and Nutrition (HOP'N) website!
For over 10 years we have evaluated strategies to promote healthful eating and physical activity in children. We work to identify the causes of healthy and unhealthy behavior across child development, develop strategies to promote healthy eating and physical activity, and evaluate the effectiveness of these strategies. Underlying all our work is a commitment to research to provide evidence-based strategies to inform parents and agencies (such as child care and after school programs) daily practices.
What's New In HOP'N After School
We have just concluded a three year research study designed to understand how to improve the quality of after-school programs to promote healthful physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption and other healthful behaviors to prevent obesity in children. The primary outcome of this project were recently published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Participating in the initial research study were eight elementary schools in Lawrence, Kansas. We are now transitioning this website from one that supported the research study to a site that will be a resource for community leaders housed in organizations such as Cooperative Extension that promote healthful eating and physical activity and after-school program leaders.
For over 10 years we have evaluated strategies to promote healthful eating and physical activity in children. We work to identify the causes of healthy and unhealthy behavior across child development, develop strategies to promote healthy eating and physical activity, and evaluate the effectiveness of these strategies. Underlying all our work is a commitment to research to provide evidence-based strategies to inform parents and agencies (such as child care and after school programs) daily practices.
What's New In HOP'N After School
We have just concluded a three year research study designed to understand how to improve the quality of after-school programs to promote healthful physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption and other healthful behaviors to prevent obesity in children. The primary outcome of this project were recently published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Participating in the initial research study were eight elementary schools in Lawrence, Kansas. We are now transitioning this website from one that supported the research study to a site that will be a resource for community leaders housed in organizations such as Cooperative Extension that promote healthful eating and physical activity and after-school program leaders.
Contact Us
Youth Health Behavior Research Laboratory
Director: David Dzewaltowski
Professor and Head
Department of Kinesiology
8 Natatorium
Kansas State University
Manhattan KS 66506
Phone: (785) 532-7750
Fax: (785) 532-7733
dadx@ksu.edu
Youth Health Behavior Research Laboratory
Director: David Dzewaltowski
Professor and Head
Department of Kinesiology
8 Natatorium
Kansas State University
Manhattan KS 66506
Phone: (785) 532-7750
Fax: (785) 532-7733
dadx@ksu.edu
