TY - JOUR AU - Cunningham-Sabo, Leslie AU - Lohse, Barbara AU - Smith, Stephanie AU - Browning, Ray AU - Strutz, Erin AU - Nigg, Claudio AU - Balgopal, Meena AU - Kelly, Kathleen AU - Ruder, Elizabeth PY - 2016 DA - 2016/05/26 TI - Fuel for Fun: a cluster-randomized controlled study of cooking skills, eating behaviors, and physical activity of 4th graders and their families JO - BMC Public Health SP - 444 VL - 16 IS - 1 AB - Childhood obesity remains a serious concern in the United States and in many other countries. Direct experience preparing and tasting healthful foods and increasing activity during the school day are promising prevention approaches. Engaging parents and families remains an important challenge. Fuel for Fun: Cooking with Kids Plus Parents and Play is a multi-component school- and family-based intervention for 4th graders and their families intended to promote positive food and activity environments, policies and behaviors at the individual, family and school levels. This paper describes the design and evaluation plan. SN - 1471-2458 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3118-6 DO - 10.1186/s12889-016-3118-6 ID - Cunningham-Sabo2016 ER -