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ACCESSION NO: 1009138 SUBFILE: CRIS
PROJ NO: HAW02703-G AGENCY: NIFA HAW
PROJ TYPE: AFRI COMPETITIVE GRANT PROJ STATUS: TERMINATED
CONTRACT/GRANT/AGREEMENT NO: 2016-67032-24989 PROPOSAL
NO: 2015-09570
START: 15 MAR 2016 TERM: 14 MAR 2019 FY: 2018
GRANT AMT: $274,780 GRANT YR: 2016
AWARD TOTAL: $274,780
INITIAL AWARD YEAR: 2016

INVESTIGATOR: NOVOTNY, R.

PERFORMING INSTITUTION:
UNIV OF HAWAII
3190 MAILE WAY
HONOLULU, HAWAII 96822

CHILD HEALTH ASSESSMENT IN THE PACIFIC SUMMER FELLOWSHIP

(CHAP)

NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY: The Child Health Assessment in the Pacific

(CHAP) Summer Fellowship Program goal is to provide a summer training
opportunity (fellowship) to 30 undergraduate students from land-grant colleges
and other degree seeking institutions in Hawai'i, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, Chuuk, and Guam that are enrolled in programs
such as nutrition, nursing, early childhood education, public health and other
related degrees.

OBJECTIVES: 1.Build Pacific regional capacity in early childhood nutrition

and health assessment training (Instruction).2.Develop and sustain the Pacific
network of professionals, educators, researchers, and students working to
monitor and prevent early childhood obesity and health disparities
(Extension).3.Develop and evaluate a program to sustain training in early
childhood nutrition and health assessment (Extension/Research).

APPROACH: The didactic phase (first half of summer) will consist of students

enrolling in a distance introductory nutrition course adapted for the Pacific and
a one-week intensive Pacific Child Health Assessment course. The
application phase (second half of summer) will follow the didactic phase and
consist of students applying the techniques they have learned in child
assessment through a mini project at their home institution/jurisdiction that
integrates research and extension components. Student project topics include
the assessment of child growth, enhancing resources on Pacific foods, and
evaluating growth monitoring in programs that serve young children. Each
student will be matched with a mentor from their home institution/jurisdiction.

PROGRESS: 2016/03 TO 2019/03
Target Audience:30 undergraduate students enrolled in child nutrition and
health related degrees from Chaminade University, Northern Marianas
College, University of Guam, and the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Students
were enrolled in their degree program during the time of the summer
fellowship. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for
training and professional development has the project provided?Two online
courses, one in introductory nutrition adapted to the Pacific and another in
child anthropometry and dietary assessment skills were completed by all
fellows in the program. In addition, all fellows completed the Social and
Behavioral Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Course. Fellows
participated in an intensive training at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa
where they reviewed and applied the anthropometry skills they learned in
class to a 3-day standardization session with children from the University of
Hawai'i at Manoa Children's Center. During this week students were exposed
to the application of assessment techniques at a major medical center, at a
community health center, at a community farm, and at a research facility.
Fellows also completed service learning at a traditional fish pond. Fellows
learned how to develop and write a proposal, which included a budget, how to
create, edit and post a video, and how to write a project summary and track
expenditures through virtual and face to face sessions. How have the results
been disseminated to communities of interest?Stakeholders (i.e., receiving
organizations where the fellows implemented their field experiences) found
great value in the CHAP program. The mentors reported that stakeholders
were happy with the fellows' involvement, many of them implemented
suggestions from the fellows' reports, and welcomed fellows in the
subsequent years of the program. What do you plan to do during the next
reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

IMPACT: 2016/03 TO 2019/03
What was accomplished under these goals? 30 undergraduate students
received fellowships, and completed training and standardization in
anthropometric measurement with the CHAP program. Public Issues
Education-Hawaii (PIE-HI) was contracted to perform formative and
summative evaluation services for the duration of CHAP. PIE-HI evaluated all
granting activities through the following methods: (a) participated in
administrative conference calls to provide insight into decisions from an
evaluation standpoint, (b) conducted weekly check-ins with the fellows and
mentors during the summer program each year to inform incremental changes
to better the program, (c) conducted a focus group with the fellows during the
summer program to gather qualitative insight into positive aspects and
opportunities for change, (d) participated in the one-week hands on learning
experience with the fellows to record observational data, (e) conducted end of
program evaluations with the fellows and mentors at the conclusion of the
summer program each year to inform programmatic changes for the following
year and future granting opportunity structure, (f) conducted longitudinal
evaluation of the summer program with program alumni to understand long-
term impact of the CHAP, (g) conducted a focus group with the grant
administrators at the conclusion of the summer program to gather qualitative
insight into positive aspects and opportunities for change for the following year
and future granting opportunity structure. These activities yielded quantitative
and qualitative data that were used to improve CHAP until its conclusion.
These data have been used to present findings regarding fellow and mentor
perceptions and impacts, cultural integration, field experience integration, and
general program structure at conferences; they are in preparation for
publication in peer-reviewed journals. These data have also been used to
inform the structure (programmatic and evaluation) of other grant-seeking
efforts. Impact Summary (*Scales reported were 6-point, Likert scales where 1
= Extremely Satisfied and 6 = Extremely Dissatisfied) Fellows. Over the three-
year program, the fellows (n = 28) were satisfied with the overall CHAP
program (M = 1.28) and the overall mentoring experience (M = 1.44).
Specifically, the fellows found value in the hands-on learning experience (i.e.,
Manoa Week), the skills acquired during the field experience, and the
networks developed among peers, education, and community leaders.
Longitudinal data collected from year 1 and 2 fellows indicated that CHAP
helped alumni to narrow their educational goals and developed their skills
(e.g., communication and research) to be successful in other courses and in
graduate school. CHAP gave some alumni confidence to pursue graduate
degrees. In terms of career impact, CHAP exposed alumni to careers in
nutrition; validated career choices for some; highlighted the importance of
nutrition in their future careers; and helped them to stand out in program
application processes. CHAP alumni developed communication, organization,
teamwork, academic writing, research, and critical thinking skills during the
program that they found applicable in other courses and projects at work and
helpful in the contextualization of larger problems into solvable issues. The
alumni found confidence in their skills and inspired to explore their own
culture's nutrition. Mentors. Over the three-year program, the mentors (n = 30)
were satisfied with the overall CHAP program (M = 1.58) and the overall
mentoring experience (M =1.79). The mentors found value in working with the
fellows and watching their skills develop.

PUBLICATIONS (not previously reported): 2016/03 TO 2019/03

1. Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year
Published: 2018 Citation: Fialkowski, M.K., Sandlin, M., Novotny, R., Hattori-
Uchima, M., Coleman, P., and Naeole, C. 2018. Long-Term Impact of the
Child Health Assessment in the Pacific (CHAP) Undergraduate Summer
Fellowship Program. J Nutr Educ Behav 2018 50(7): S65-S66 (Society for
Nutrition Education and Behavior Conference [Poster Presentation] Minnesota
MN. July 21 � 25, 2018)
2. Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year
Published: 2017 Citation: Fialkowski, M.K., Sandlin, M., Novotny, R., Hattori-
Uchima, M., Coleman, P., and Naeole, C. 2017. Integration of a Field
Experience Component in the Child Health Assessment in the Pacific (CHAP)
Undergraduate Summer Fellowship Program. J Nutr Educ Behav 2017 49(7):
S63 (Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior Conference [Poster
Presentation] Washington DC. July 20 � 24, 2017)
3. Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year
Published: 2016 Citation: Fialkowski, M.K., Sandlin, M., Hattori-Uchima, M.,
Weichhaus, M., Coleman, P., and Novotny, R. 2016. Child Health Assessment
in the Pacific (CHAP) Summer Fellowship Program. J Nutr Educ Behav 2016
48(7): S27 (Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior Conference [Poster
Presentation] San Diego CA, July 29 � August 2, 2016)
4. Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year
Published: 2017 Citation: Sandlin, M.S., Fialkowski, M.K., Novotny, R.,
Hattori-Uchima, M., Weichhaus, M., and Coleman, P. 2017. Assessing the
administrative value of a weekly check-in system for the evaluation of an
online training program. Proceedings of the 2017 Association of International
Agricultural and Extension Education Conerence, USA, 10-12. Abstract
retrieved from https://www.aiaee.org/attachments/category/177/AIAEE
Proceedings 2017 .pdf
5. Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year
Published: 2017 Citation: Sandlin, M.S., Fialkowski, M.K., Novotny, R.,
Hattori-Uchima, M., Weichhaus, M., and Coleman, P. 2017. Student
perceptions of a regional undergraduate training program in childhood
nutrition and health assessment. Proceedings of the 2017 American
Association for Agricultural Educators Conference, USA, 349-352. Abstract
retrieved from
http://www.aaaeonline.org/resources/Documents/National/2017%20AAAE
%20Poster%20S ession%20Proceedings.pdf