Publications by authors named "Trina P Robertson"
Schools are recognized as venues for population-based health promotion and chronic disease prevention initiatives targeting children, and the school food environment is a central component. The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 utilized research-based findings and expert recommendations to significantly improve school lunch standards in the kindergarten to twelfth grade (K-12) setting to enhance the nutritional intake and ultimately the health of children. The new guidelines include increasing the availability of whole grains, fruits, and vegetables; requiring children to select a fruit or vegetable daily; and restricting serving sizes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To conduct a dietary intervention using the Personal Nutrition Planner (PNP), an on-line nutrition intervention tool.
Design: Randomized controlled trial with pretest, posttest, and 2-month follow-up self-report assessments.
Setting: Web/on-line.
Easily utilized questionnaires estimating dietary calcium intake would be a valuable asset to promoting skeletal health as well as a helpful research tool. Two calcium questionnaires, one online and one printed, were each compared with dietary calcium intake measured by a 3-day diet record. Women completed the questionnaires in a randomized order and kept a 3-day food record at home, returning it by mail.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of an individually tailored, Internet-plus-email physical activity intervention designed for adult women.
Method: Healthy and ethnically-diverse adult females (N=156) (mean age=42.8 years, 65% Caucasian) from California were randomly assigned to an intervention (access to a tailored website and weekly emails) or wait-list control group.