Abstract
Limited information is available on the cost-effectiveness of interventions to achieve healthy eating and physical activity policies in afterschool programs (ASPs). The objective of this study is to present the costs associated with a comprehensive intervention in ASPs. Intervention delivery inputs (IDIs) associated with a group randomized delayed treatment controlled trial involving 20 ASPs serving > 1700 children (5–12 yrs) were catalogued prospectively across 2-years (2014–2015). IDIs, analyzed 2015, were expressed as increases in per-child per-week enrollment fees based on a 34-week school year in US$. Total IDIs for year-1 were $15,058 (+$0.58/child/week enrollment fee). In year-2, total costs were $13,828 (+$0.52/child/week) for the delayed group and $7916 (+$0.30/child/week) for the immediate group, respectively. Site leader and staff hourly wages represented 11–17% and 45–46% of initial training costs; travel and trainer wages represented 31–42% and 50–58% of booster costs. Overall, a 1% increase in boys and girls, separately, accumulating 30 mins/d of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity ranged from $0.05 to $0.26/child/week, while a one-day increase in serving a fruit/vegetable or water, or not serving sugar-added foods/beverages ranged from $0.16 to $0.87/child/week. Costs associated with implementing the intervention were minimal. Additional efforts to reduce costs and improve intervention effectiveness are necessary.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 60-65 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Preventive Medicine |
Volume | 106 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Children
- Cost
- Intervention
- Obesity
- School
- Willingness to pay
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Epidemiology