Sridharshi Hewawitharana
Biographic Data
| ID | 9502897 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sridharshi Hewawitharana |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sridharshi |
| FAMILY NAME | Hewawitharana |
| SIGNATURE | HEWAWITHARANA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Nutrition Policy Institute, University of California, Oakland, CA, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Will high school students ‘rethink their drink’? Findings from an impact evaluation of a healthy beverage curriculum
Objective: To promote healthy beverage consumption among 9–12 grade students (ages 14–18) by means of a 4-week curriculum promoting increased awareness of drinks containing added sugar and the association between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and health risks. Design: Quasi-experimental pre–post design. Setting: High schools in Northern California with at least 50% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Method: A 4-lesson ve…
A Harvest of the Month Curriculum Increases Fruit and Vegetable Intake among 4th‐6th Grade Students
BACKGROUND: Most children do not eat enough fruits and vegetables (FV). Schools are a critical setting for supporting children to consume FV. To fill a gap in available materials, a classroom curriculum was developed and evaluated to determine impacts on student FV-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. METHODS: A pre-/post-intervention survey was administered to 4th-6th grade students in 3 intervention and one comparison schools. Post-inte…
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A Harvest of the Month Curriculum Increases Fruit and Vegetable Intake among 4th‐6th Grade Students
BACKGROUND: Most children do not eat enough fruits and vegetables (FV). Schools are a critical setting for supporting children to consume FV. To fill a gap in available materials, a classroom curriculum was developed and evaluated to determine impacts on student FV-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. METHODS: A pre-/post-intervention survey was administered to 4th-6th grade students in 3 intervention and one comparison schools. Post-inte…
Will high school students ‘rethink their drink’? Findings from an impact evaluation of a healthy beverage curriculum
Objective: To promote healthy beverage consumption among 9–12 grade students (ages 14–18) by means of a 4-week curriculum promoting increased awareness of drinks containing added sugar and the association between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and health risks. Design: Quasi-experimental pre–post design. Setting: High schools in Northern California with at least 50% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Method: A 4-lesson ve…
Consumption (sociology) (2 works) · Curriculum (2 works) · Intervention (counseling) (2 works) · Medical education (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (1 works)