The OrganWise Guys Comprehensive School Program (OWG CSP) is based on a four-year quasi-experimental study which showed statistically significant improvements in program children’s weight and blood pressure measures, as well as significantly higher average standardized test scores, as compared to outcomes of children in non-program schools (1-4). Evaluation data also show that parents increasingly are engaged with their children’s nutrition and healthy food choices as a result of the nutrition education resources provided through the schools (5). See references

Programs, Evaluation and Kudos

• Read a synopsis of all the exciting OrganWise Guys projects, both completed and in the works!  Download pdf
  

• Alliance for a Healthier Generation – our kids and adult wellness programs are listed in the Healthy Schools Program Resource Database!
  

Awards, Articles and Evaluation Results
Read the full report or article documenting evaluation results or programming highlights from a completed or in the works OrganWise Project.

• Cooper Institute GOLD Award

• Department of Health and Human Services Innovation in Prevention Award

• National Governors Association Center for Best Practices listing

• New York Times Sunday Magazine Article – The School-Lunch Test

• National 4-H Headquarters’ 4-H Program of Distinction: Healthy Lifestyles

• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation article - Nation's Fourth Largest Health Insurer Emphasizes Wellness, Invests in Childhood Obesity Prevention Efforts

• OWG/HOPS Study Abstract

• Evaluation of 72 Educational Vignettes for Prevention of Childhood Obesity
  

References
1. Hollar D, Messiah SE, Lopez-Mitnik G, Almon M, Hollar TL, Agatston AS. Effect of an elementary school-based obesity prevention intervention on weight and academic performance among low income children. American Journal of Public Health, in press.
2. Hollar D, Messiah SE, Lopez-Mitnik G, Almon M, Hollar TL, Agatston AS. Effect of a school-based obesity prevention intervention on weight and blood pressure in 6-13 year olds. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, in press.
3. Hollar D, Lombardo M, Lopez-Mitnik G, Almon M, Hollar TL, Agatston AS, Messiah SE.  Effective multilevel, multi-sector, school-based obesity prevention programming improves weight, blood pressure, and academic performance, especially among low income, minority children. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, resubmitted upon request of Editor.
4. Hollar D, Messiah SE, Lopez-Mitnik G, Almon M, Hollar TL, Agatston AS. The effect of summer vacation on weight and blood pressure among multiethnic children participating in an elementary school-based obesity prevention program. Californian Journal of Health Promotion, under review.
5. Lombardo, M. The Delta H.O.P.E. Tri-State Initiative. Presented at: 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA.