Communication and Behavioral Economics Lunchroom Intervention in Iowa

Abstract

For complete reporting of pre-and post-survey responses please see Appendices 4 to 17. Analysis of pre-and post-student surveys do not indicate any intervention effects on students' perceptions and attitudes. Parent Survey Methods To assess changes in parents' perceptions and attitudes of the lunchroom surveys were administered pre-and post-intervention. An email with a link to the online survey was sent to parents in October 2016 by an onsite school administrator. Parents were asked to complete a 5-10-minute survey about their child's participation in the school meals, why their child eats school lunch, communication of school lunch, the purpose of school lunch, perceptions of school lunchrooms and staff, and factors for keeping their child healthy. The complete survey can be viewed in Appendix 18. The post-survey was administered in the spring of 2017.