Prevalence of and Differences in Salad Bar Implementation in Rural Versus Urban Arizona Schools
A Thesis submitted to The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Medicine. === Purpose: To compare the prevalence of school-lunch salad bars in Arizona and differences in implementation by rural vs. urban setting. B...
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The University of Arizona.
2018
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/627149 http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/627149 |
| Summary: | A Thesis submitted to The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Medicine. === Purpose: To compare the prevalence of school-lunch salad bars in
Arizona and differences in implementation by rural vs. urban setting. Background•Individuals in rural settings are increasingly at risk for
health disparities and experience a disproportionate burden
of chronic conditions.
•Fruit and vegetable (F&V) is linked with lower risk for
chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and obesity.
•Young people do not meet the recommended servings of
F&V.
•Salad bars are a recommended method to increase F&V
intake, however there is limited evidence of their
effectiveness.
No studies exist that examine implementation of salad
bars in urban versus rural environments. |
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