The University of Nebraska has been awarded a $692,557 Project Grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program) to conduct a cluster-randomized trial evaluating the "Eat for Prevention" multilevel, rural community engagement model for improving dietary intake and health outcomes among 3-5 year old children in family childcare homes. The study aims to determine the impact of the model on children's dietary intake, health indicators such as skin carotenoid levels and BMI z-scores, as well as on feeding practices and mealtime emotional climate among family childcare home providers. The five-year project seeks to build the capacity of rural family childcare homes in Nebraska to implement evidence-based responsive feeding practices and promote healthy eating habits in young children.
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