Interventions to promote healthy environments in family child care homes in Oklahoma-Happy Healthy Homes: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Early childhood is a critical period of development. Caregivers, including providers of early care and education (ECE), have a substantial influence on the health of young children. Family child care homes (FCCHs), which are small, licensed ECE businesses operated out of the residences of providers, are important settings for promoting child health.

Use of Community Readiness Model to Develop and Evaluate a Pilot Culinary Training Program for School Nutrition Staff.

Objective: Use the Community Readiness Model (CRM) to develop and evaluate a contextually appropriate pilot culinary training program for school nutrition staff members.

Design: Mixed methods to guide intervention development.

Settings: Six school districts in rural and urban areas of a southwestern state.