MATCH is a teacher-developed interdisciplinary approach to student wellness that integrates physical activity, nutrition, and technology education. The MATCH intervention is embedded within National Curriculum Standards and delivered to 7th grade students using a combined educational-behavioral approach.
MATCH follows an intentional progression of goals, lessons, and activities. Students are influenced by Social Cognitive Theory, Self Determination Theory and, the Socio-Ecologic Model.
Secure web-based resource systems provide resources, training, tracking and measurable outcomes. The model maximizes acceptance and feasability in schools.
Lessons are taught by subject-level teachers and provide a conceptual understanding of positive dietary and physical activity habits.
The curriculum reinforces potential effects on health status across multiple disciplines and foster skill building to begin internalizing positive health behaviors.
Follows an intentional progression of goals, lessons, and activities.
Influenced by Social Cognitive Theory, Self Determination Theory, and the Socio-Ecologic Model.
Uses web-based, secure resource systems to provide resources, training, tracking and measurable outcomes
Maximizes acceptance and feasibility in schools
Taught by subject-level teachers (e.g., Math, Language Arts, Science and Healthful Living)
Provide a conceptual understanding of positive dietary and physical activity habits
Reinforce the potential effects on health status across multiple academic disciplines
Foster skill building to begin internalizing positive health behaviors
Meet educational objectives using relevant health topics
Social Cognitive Theory: self-efficacy, self-regulation, goal-setting, observational learning (modeling), and outcome expectations
Self-Determination Theory: for health behavior change: basic psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness. (Gamification)
Socio-Ecologic Model: individual, interpersonal, organizational (school), family and community influences
Trans-theoretical Model: evaluates individuals "readiness to change" health behaviors
Promote healthy eating through the multi-disciplinary curriculum
Social Support for healthy eating through classroom nutrition lessons, discussions, and activities
Physical activity education, pre/post-fitness tests, action plans, goal-setting, and recognition
Recognition for personal, classroom and school-wide goal achievement
Use the MATCH Mobile Application to monitor physical activity and view My Trophy Case
| 2009-10 BCBS |
2010-11 BCBS |
2011-12 BCBS |
2012-13 KBR |
2013-14 KBR/FF |
2014-15 BCBS KBR/FF |
2015-16 BCBS/FF SNAP-Ed |
2016-17 BCBS SNAP-Ed |
2017-18 BCBS SNAP-Ed |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # Schools | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 35 | 46 | 46 |
| # Reached | 634 | 660 | 789 | 1065 | 1308 | 1386 | 3116 | 3852 | 4224 |
| % OWOB Success* | 56 | 58 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 64 | 61 |
| % Improving from obese to overweight | 9% (14/159) |
10% (20/208) |
7% (12/168) |
10% (31/314) |
13% (51/400) |
12% (45/435) |
14% (118/857) |
13% (135/1072) |
12% (151/1209) |
| % Improving overweight to healthy weight | 17% (18/105) |
10% (15/155) |
24% (23/95) |
20% (38/192) |
24% (61/253) |
22% (58/290) |
22% (137/613) |
27% (192/710) |
22% (173/774) |
| % Converting: Healthy Weight to overweight (undesirable change) |
5% (16/292) |
3% (10/337) |
4% (11/269) |
3% (15/500) |
5% (29/629) |
7% (40/580) |
6% (88/1574) |
7% (130/1971) |
5% (113/2147) |
*Defined in overweight/obese participants as post-measure Z-score lower than baseline
