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The Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE)
conducted a three-year evaluation of HLC programming and documented
the following outcomes:
Children exposed to HLC programming have significantly higher health
knowledge than peers without HLC.
In fact, children with vastly different standardized test scores
achieved comparable scores in the HLC Health Literacy Challenge
after multi-year exposure.
Children are putting their health knowledge into action.
Multiple qualitative assessments show students exhibiting fewer
behavioral problems in the classroom, eating more nutritious foods
at lunchtime and playing more safely on campus. An online survey
of 99 teachers found that 72% had observed some profound changes
in at least one student attributed to HLC, and 69% said HLC is
impacting, in part or fully, the overall academic achievement of
their students.
HLC’s Healthy School Culture Program increased school climate
scores over a two-year period.
In a pilot with six public schools (3 urban/3 suburban), participants
showed increases in 25 of 28 culture indicators including double-digit
increases in 19 of 28 items.
The biggest gains in school climate included:
 Clarity
regarding acceptable behaviors (+ 29.2%)
Teachers
who do not have to yell to get students attention (+ 27.5%)
Students
who appear happy to be at school every day (+23.3%)
Quality
of student – staff relationships (+21.6%)
Quality
of parent – staff relationships (+20.3%)
Knowledge gains from HLC are translating to behavior change in the
home. In separate interviews with
77 parents and their children, parents indicated and children confirmed
that 44% had advocated to help a family member quit smoking. Other
significant behavior changes noted in the home include:
84% made positive changes in their eating habits
71% were making safer choices in and around the home
69% were exercising more
51% had improved their relationships with friends and family
BECAUSE IT WORKS.
A comprehensive evaluation of six public school pilot sites (3
urban/3 suburban) produced incredible results in schools participating
in HLC’s curriculum and culture program. In pre and post
culture surveys the program sustained, and in many cases, increased
school climate scores within a two-year period. Participants
showed increases in 25 of 28 culture indicators, including double-digit
increases in 19 of 28 items, including:
Quality
of staff to student relationships (+21.6%)
Quality
of staff to parent relationships (+20.3%)
Clarity regarding acceptable behaviors (+29.2%)
Teachers who did not have to yell to get students attention (+27.5%)
Students who appear happy to be at school each day (+23.3%)
Positive behaviors practiced at school are making their way into
the home. Interviews with 77 parents documented the following
significant behavior changes in their children:
84% made positive changes in their eating habits
71% were making safer choices around the home
69% were exercising more
51% had improved their relationships with family and friends
44% had advocated to help a family member quit smoking
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