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Brocodile the Crocodile

An Effective Practice

Description

The Brocodile the Crocodile Health Promotion Program delivered a 7-session program designed to reduce television viewing to children aged 2 to 5 years. The 1-hour sessions occurred within a preschool and/or daycare center. Sessions included discussion of alternatives to watching television, promotion of reading at home, and a 'tv-free' week. Following each session, materials were sent home with parental instructions to further discussion and reinforce behaviors.

Goal / Mission

The goal of this program was to develop and implement an intervention in the child care setting to reduce children's television viewing.

Results / Accomplishments

Following the Brocodile the Crocodile program, statistically significant differences were seen in television viewing on weekends and Sunday between the intervention and the control groups. The control groups were similar in composition to those receiving the intervention, and received a safety and injury prevention program.

The mean weekly television/video viewing decreased 3.1 hr/wk among those in the intervention group compared to an increase of 1.6 hr/wk in the control group.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
Reaseach Institute, Bassett Healthcare; State University of New York at Oneonta; Columbia University Department of Pediatrics
Primary Contact
Barbara A. Dennison, MD
Research Institute
Bassett Healthcare
1 Atwell Road
Cooperstown, NY 13326
barbara.dennison@bassett.org
http://www.bassett.org/bassett-medical-center/rese...
Topics
Community / Social Environment
Health / Wellness & Lifestyle
Health / Children's Health
Organization(s)
Reaseach Institute, Bassett Healthcare; State University of New York at Oneonta; Columbia University Department of Pediatrics
Source
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Date of publication
Feb 2004
Date of implementation
2000
Geographic Type
Rural
Location
Upstate New York
For more details
http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/158/...
Target Audience
Children
Submitted By
LS

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  1. The program description includes at a minimum: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program implementation steps, and outcomes that have demonstrated program success and/or promise in achieving the program goal in one or more localities.
  2. The results from an evaluation of the program include quantitative measures of improvement in outcome of interest (i.e. increase in voter registration, not just delivery of voter registration drive) and/ or the outcome measure is increased or improved compared to the baseline measurement or the control group but the difference is not statistically significant.