Obesity in the United States Is a Continuing Struggle for Youth

question 117

Multiple Choice

Obesity in the United States is a continuing struggle for youth and adults. A program known as "Comics for Health" uses comic books and graphic strips as an inclusive part of an obesity-prevention after-school program. A program evaluation was conducted on the program's effectiveness. Specifically, the evaluation addressed how strictly lessons were adhered to, the number and length of lessons, and the children's attendance. The results indicated that:

• A) the program implementation had a very low rate of adherence to lessons and higher rates of quantity and duration of lessons.
• B) the program implementation had an almost perfect rate of adherence to lessons and recommended levels quantity and duration of lessons.
• C) the program implementation had a recommended level of adherence to lessons and lower than expected levels of quantity and duration of lessons.
• D) researchers found no significant implementation issues.

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