Cure4Kids for Kids: preliminary results on evaluating knowledge acquisition and knowledge retention

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2012:172:120-8.

Abstract

Since 2006 St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has been developing Cure4Kids for Kids, a school-based outreach program to educate children about cancer and healthy lifestyles with a focus on cancer prevention. An evaluation of student knowledge acquisition and retention for the program at the Grade-4 level was conducted during the 2010-2011 school year. Preliminary results of this evaluation are outlined with some of the challenges for long-term program evaluation of cancer prevention programs.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Health Education / methods*
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
  • Humans
  • Neoplasms* / etiology
  • Neoplasms* / prevention & control
  • Program Evaluation
  • Risk Reduction Behavior
  • Schools*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires