FRUVED is a USDA-funded research project designed to decrease obesity in older adolescents through behavioral intervention and environmental support.
Introduction
College is a transformative time for young adults and offers a promising opportunity for establishing healthy lifestyle behaviors. Get Fruved is a collaboration between students and researchers at 8 universities, all working together with the fundamental goal of changing the world for the better. Get Fruved (FRUits and VEgetables) was developed using a Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) approach, meaning that students were equal partners with researchers.
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Aims
Student researchers designed and implemented the entire
Get Fruved
study on their own college campus using an interactive, peer-led, social marketing
environmental intervention to aid older adolescents in effectively managing weight
through three targeted areas:
- Improved dietary quality by eating more fruits and vegetables and less food high
in saturated fats and added sugars
- Increased physical activity
- Improved stress management skills
Design
Get Fruved is a multisite study that uses a Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR), peer-led approach. At each stage, the intervention will be developed by a mentor group slightly older than the target population. This approach is used to:
- Increase likelihood that the project will be well-received, applicable, and sustainable within target communities
- Increase “buy in” and participant enthusiasm by increasing the “cool factor”
Get Fruved follows a nested cohort design using a control-treatment, pre-test, post-test trial and assessments include physical measurements (height, weight, waist circumference, and blood pressure), online questionnaires, and physical activity measured with accelerometers.
Get Fruved is a large-scale, multi-faceted project offering students many opportunities to get involved. Take a look at all of the cool sub-projects you could be a part of!
- Physical activity
- Transportation (includes biking and walking)
- Healthy body image/eating disorder prevention
- Gardening
- Dining services & campus food access
- Cooking programs
- Green-eating, sustainable food systems, and local foods
- Environmental assessments and interventions
- Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender studies
- Facial recognition software and body composition
- Metabolomics
- RE-AIM dissemination
- Sleep assessment and intervention
- Effective recruitment strategies
- Health disparities
- Minority and diversity studies
- 4-H programming and youth behavior change
Outcomes, Impact, & Future Work
The Get Fruved intervention was run on each campus for two years and has become a student organization. Moving forward, Get Fruved will be disseminated as a health promotion intervention in over 90 higher education institutions and 6 high schools within the United States.
The great things about Get Fruved is the opportunity to "pay it forward!" Get Fruved was designed as a multiphase project, starting with interventions targeting college freshman. All participants who were involved as freshman have the opportunity to keep working with the project as a student researcher in their sophomore year. The program is now in expanding into more colleges using a Randomized Control Trial Design (45 intervention and 45 control sites) and 6 high schools.
Learn more about peer mentor and social marketer recruiting in West Virginia.
Acknowledgements
Get Fruved is a partnership between students and researchers at eight different universities, all working together with the fundamental goal of changing the world for the better. From what we eat, to how active we are, to how we manage our stress, Get Fruved is about living a happy, healthy life. Involved in this project, we have 8 total universities from across the country, well over 40 PhD researchers, and over 1000 students working together to assess their world and create ways to make it healthier.
The Healthy Campus Research Consortium (HCRC) is a multi-state USDA research team entrusted with applying behavioral theoretical models to the design of practical intervention strategies promoting healthy behavioral patterns and environments among young adults. Learn more about HCRC.
This work was supported by a research grant (#2014-67001-21851) from the USDA National
Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Publications & Presentations
* denotes Research Assistant Trainees in the Olfert Research Lab
Olfert MD, Barr ML*, Riggsbee K, Kattelmann KK, Leischner K, Mathews AE, Vilaro M, Colby SE. Recruiting Young Adult Interventionists for a Community-Based Participatory Research Behavior Change Intervention. Methods and Protocols 2018. in review
Olfert MD, Barr ML*, Riggsbee K, Kattelmann KK, Leischner K, Mathews AE, Vilaro M, Colby SE. A Community Based Participatory Approach to Training Young Adults to Design and Implement a Social Marketing Framed Lifestyle Intervention on their College Campus. iJMR 2018. in review
Barr ML*, Colby SE, Riggsbee K, Leischner K, Mathews AE, Vilaro M, Kattelmann KK, Olfert MD. Health Behaviors of Student Community Partners after Designing and Implementing a Healthy Lifestyle Intervention on College Campuses. Public Health Nutrition 2018. in review
Kattelmann KK, Hofer EJ, Merfeld CM, Meendering JR, Olfert MD, White JA, Hagedorn RL, Solby SE, Meade RL, Franzen-Castle L, Aguirre TA, Mathews DR, Moyer JC, White AA. Quality of Life Associated with Physical Activity But Not with Sedentary Time in Youth. Pediatric Exercise Science 2018. in review
Olfert MD, Barr ML*, Mathews AE, Horacek TM, Riggsbee K, Zhou W, Colby
SE. To be a Vegetarian or not in College: the Health, Lifestyle, and Environmental
Characteristics.
Nutrition Practice and Research
2018. in review
Hanson AJ, McCormack LA, Zhou W, Brown ON, Horacek TM, Shelnutt KP, Kidd T, Opoku-Acheampon
A, Franzen Castle LD,
Olfert MD, Colby SE, Kattelmann KK. An Evaluation of the Relationship
between Cooking and Wellness Behaviors in College Students.
Jrnl Acad Nutr & Dietetics
2018. in review
Riggsbee K, Spence M, Steeves EA, Moret L,
Olfert MD, Wiggins S, Vilaro M, Colby S. I eat whatever I see before
I run out the door”: A Qualitative Study to Understand Adolescent Food Environments
and Food Choices.
Appetite
2018.
in review
Sowers M, Colby SE, Kavanagh K, Steeves EA, Zhou W, Hagedorn RL*, Olfert MD. Description and Comparison of Contents, Traffic, and Consumer Demographics of Vending Machines on a College Campus. Appetite 2018. in review
Horacek TM, Dede Yildirim E, Kattelmann K, Byrd-Bredbenner C, Brown O, Colby S, Greene
G, Hoerr S, Kidd T, Koenings MM, Morrell J,
Olfert MD, Shelnutt K, White A, Phillips B. Healthfulness of convenience
stores mediated by college students’ meal intentions and energy from fat intake
predicts their body mass index.
Appetite
2018. in review
El Zein A, Shelnutt K, Colby S, Vilaro M, Zhou W, Greene G,
Olfert MD, Riggsbee K, Morrell JS, Mathews A. The Silent Struggle: Prevalence
and Correlates of Food Insecurity among College Freshmen Attending Eight Universities
in the United States.
BMC PH
2018. in review
Casteneda G, Colby SE, Barnett TE, Olfert MD, Wenjun Z, Leite WL, El Zein A, Mathews
AE. Examining the Effect of Weight Conscious Drinking on Binge Drinking Frequency
among College Freshmen.
Jrnl of American College Health
2018. in review
Colby SE,
Olfert MD, Kattelmann KK, Mathews A, Kidd T, Brown O, White A, Horacek
T, Riggsbee K, Glover J, Faulk M, Green G, Byrd-Bredbenner C, Morrell J, Franzen-Castle
L, Shelnutt KP. How we got Fruved! Protocols developed for a peer-led, train-the-trainer
social marketing intervention to increase fruit and vegetable intake and prevent
childhood obesity.
JNEB
2018. in review
Zhou W, Yang W,
Olfert MD, Mathews A, Kattelmann K, Colby S. Uses Integer Programming
to Match University Freshmen to Peer Mentors.
Technology
2018. in review
Colby SE, Kattelmann KK, Zhou W, Byrd-Bredbenner C, White AA, Greene GW, Hoerr SL, Kidd T, Horacek TM, Phillips BW, Koenings MM, Brown ON, Olfert MD, Morrell JS, Shellnutt KP. Characteristics and behaviors associated with weight among college students: a cross-sectional study. Jrnl of Nutr & Behav 2018. in review
Colby SE, Olfert MD, Kattelmann KK, Mathews A, Kidd T, Brown O, White A, Horacek T, Riggsbee K, Glover J, Faulk M, Green G, Byrd-Bredbenner C, Morrell J, Franzen-Castle L, Shelnutt KP. How we got Fruved! Protocols developed for a peer-led, train-the-trainer social marketing intervention to increase fruit and vegetable intake and prevent childhood obesity. Jrnl of Nutr & Behav 2018. in review
Christianson J, Kattelmann KK, Moret L, Riggsbee K, Vilaro MJ, Olfert MD, Mathews AE, Barr ML, Colby SC. Health Related Knowledge, Beliefs and Attitudes of College Students. Jrnl 2018. in review
Olfert MD, Charlier CM*, Famodu OA*, Barr ML*, Zhou W, Mathews AE, Colby SE. Self-report vs. Measured Height, Weight and BMI in Young Adults. Jrnl 2018. in review
Olfert MD, Charlier CM*, Barr ML*, Green G, Colby SE. Male Differences in Lifestyle Behaviors among U.S. College Students. Jrnl 2018. in review
Charlier CM*, Barr ML*, Colby SE, Green G, Olfert MD. Self-Reported Young Adult Male Androgen Deficiency Correlation with Stress and Sleep. Jrnl 2018. in review
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Colby S, Parker K, Shelnutt K, Olfert MD. A Social Marketing Campaign to Promote Health on a College Campus. J Nutr Educ Behav 2012:44(4Suppl1):P142.
Parker K, Colby S, Shellnutt K, Olfert MD, Brown-Esters O. Preferred Strategies in a Social Marketing Campaign. J Nutr Educ Behav 2012:44(4Suppl1):P144.
Barr ML, White JA, Famodu OA, Olfert MD. Get Fruved: Behavioral and Environmental Health Initiative in West Virginia. Clinical Translational Science Institute Health Disparity and STEM Meeting. Presentation conducted from Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, Morgantown, WV. Nov. 19, 2014.
Horacek T, Dede Yildirim E, Kattelmann K, Byrd-Bredbenner C, Brown O, Colby S,
Greene G, Hoerr S, Kidd T, Koenings MM, Phillips B, Morrell J,
Olfert MD, Shelnutt K, White A. (2015) Mediating relationship of gender,
campus food store environment, and college students’ dietary attitudes and behaviors
on their body mass index.
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, P1.72,
370. Edinburgh, Scotland
2015.
Get Fruved and other National Collegiate 4-H Initiatives. National Collegiate 4-H Conference , Gainesville, Florida. March 12-15, 2015. (Presentation and representation by 10 WVU graduate and undergraduate students)
Barr ML, White JA, Famodu OA, Olfert MD. ‘Get Fruved’: Recruitment and Training in West Virginia for a Peer-led, Social Marketing Campaign Aimed at Increasing Healthier Lifestyles on College Campuses. Davis College Research and Creativity Expo. Presentation conducted from Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, (Morgantown, West Virginia). April 7, 2015.
Get Fruved WVU Intervention Presentations (4). Fruved Summit 2015. (Knoxville, TN) April 17-19, 2015. (Presentations delivered by 25 WVU undergraduate students, 2 graduate students).
Get Fruved Overview Panel Presentation. Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior Annual Meeting. Pittsburgh, PA July 10, 2015.
Barr ML, White JA, Famodu OA, Olfert MD. ‘Get Fruved’ Healthy Campus Environmental Audit: Evaluating the Healthfulness of the Built and Food Environments on College Campuses. Appalachian Translational Research Network (ATRN). Charleston, WV. October 14-16, 2015. (Travel award $200)
Barr ML, White JA, Famodu OA, Olfert MD. ‘Get Fruved’: Overview, recruitment and training in West Virginia for a peer-led, social marketing campaign aimed at increasing healthier lifestyles on college campuses. Appalachian Translational Research Network (ATRN). Charleston, WV. October 14-16, 2015. (Travel award $200)
Morris AA,Barr ML, Famodu OA, Olfert MD. Thematic Analysis of Feedback from Student Researchers conducting a Healthy Campus Environmental Audit. Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol (URDC), Charleston, WV, Feb. 25, 2016.
Bowyer D, Barr ML, Olfert MD. Identifying Effectiveness of Twitter at West Virginia University when Targeting a Large Audience. Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol (URDC), Charleston, WV, Feb. 25, 2016.
Olfert MD, Barr ML, Zhou W, Riggsbee K, Mathews AEW, Vilaro M, Kattelmann K, Hanson A, Spurgeon S, Morrell JS, Franzen-Castle L, Byrd-Bredbenner C, White A, Horacek T, Kidd T, Brown O, Colby SE. Sleep and Stress Level of College Students Developing a Health Promotion Intervention: Get Fruved Study. Experimental Biology (EB), American Society of Nutrition (ASN), San Diego, CA. April 2-6, 2016.
Barr ML, Olfert MD, Zhou W, Riggsbee K, Mathews AEW, Vilaro M, Kattelmann KK, Hanson A, White A, Horacek T, Kidd T, Brown O, Colby SE. Recruitment Strategies Implemented Across a Four-State Lifestyle Intervention: Get Fruved Study. Experimental Biology (EB), American Society of Nutrition (ASN), San Diego, CA. April 2-6, 2016.
Barr ML, Olfert MD, Zhou W, Riggsbee K, Mathews AEW, Vilaro M, Kattelmann KK, Leischner K, Crouter S, Morrell JS, Thompson D, White A, Horacek T, Kidd T, Brown O, Colby SE. Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Physical Activity in Young Adults: Get Fruved Study. Experimental Biology (EB), American Society of Nutrition (ASN), San Diego, CA. April 2-6, 2016.
Colby S, Zhou W, Yan W, Dahlman S, Olfert M, Barr M, Kattelmann K, Creager K, Mathews A,Vilaro A, Brown O, Kidd T, Horacek T, White A. Peer Mentoring to Prevent Obesity in First Year College Students: Get Fruved Study. Experimental Biology (EB), American Society of Nutrition (ASN), San Diego, CA. April 2-6, 2016.
Riggsbee K, Colby SE, Sowers MF, Olfert MD, Barr ML, Kattelmann KK, Kidd T, Horacek T, Brown O, White AA. Social Media and Dietary Patterns Among College Students. SNEB Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. July 30, 2016.
Sowers, MF, Colby SE, Yan W, Zhou W, Olfert MD, Barr ML, Mathew A, Vilaro M, Kattelmann KK, Leischner K, Kidd T, Brown O, Horacek T, White A, Williams J, A Comparison of Peer Mentors’ and Mentees’ Health Behaviors: Get Fruved Study. SNEB Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. July 30, 2016.
Hanson A, Kattelmann K, Mathews A, Olfert MD, Barr M, Brown O, Horacek T, Kidd T, White A, Violette G, Colby S. An Evaluation of the Relationship between College Students’ Cooking Skills, Frequency, and Self-Efficacy and Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Body Mass Index: GetFRUVED Study. SNEB Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. July 30, 2016.
Barr ML, Olfert MD, Mathews A, Riggsbee K, Leischner K, Kattelmann KK, Colby S. Intervention Planning and Baseline Characteristics of College Students Trained to Implement Wellness on Campus: GetFRUVED Study. SNEB Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. July 30, 2016.
Famodu OA, Olfert MD, Holaskova I, Barr ML, Zhou W, Morrell J, Colby SE. Shortening Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Survey Using Factor Analysis. SNEB Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. July 30, 2016.
Hanson A, Kattelmann K, Colby S, Mathews A,
Olfert MD, Brown O, Horacek T, Kidd T,White A, Barr M, Violette G.
An Evaluation of the Relationship between CollegeStudents’ Cooking Skills,
Frequency, and Self-Efficacy and Fruit and VegetableIntake and Body Mass Index:
Get FRUVED Study.
JNEB
Volume 48, Issue 7, S28 - S29,
2016.
Olfert MD,Famodu OA, Holaskova I, Zhou W, Morrell J, Colby SE. Shortening
PittsburghSleep Quality Index Survey Using Factor Analysis.
JNEB
Volume 48, Issue 7, S144 - S145,
2016.
Elzein A, Mathews A, Colby S, Byrd-Bredbenner C, Riggsbee K, Zhou W, Olfert MD, Barnett T, Hansen A, Brown O, Kidd T, Horacek T, Violette G, Vilaro M. Food Choice Priorities of College Freshmen and Variation by Demographic Characteristics: Get Fruved Study. FNCE Annual Meeting Boston, MA October 2016.
Riggsbee K, Sowers M, Colby S, Greene G, Olfert MD, Shelnutt K, Brown O, Horacek T, Kidd T, Kattelmann K, Whate A, Pickett M. Variations in and factors associated with perceived healthfulness of campus environments. American Public Health Association, Denver, CO. October 2016.
Vilaro M, Riggsbee K, Zhou W, Colby S, Byrd-Bredbenner C, Olfert MD , Barnett T, Kidd T, Mathews A Development and Testing of the Food Choice Priorities Survey for College Students. FNCE Annual Meeting Boston, MA October 2016.
Elzein A, Shelnutt K, Colby S, Olfert MD, Kattelmann K, Brown O, Kidd T, Horacek T, White A, Zhou W, Greene G, Riggsbee K, Morrell, Mathews A. The Prevalence of Food Insecurity and Its Association With Health and Academic Outcomes among College Freshmen. Adv Nutr January 2017 vol. 8:4.
Barr ML*, Charlier CM*, Colby SE, Greene G, Bryd-Bredbenner C, Olfert MD. Young Adult Males and Regional Appalachian Differences in Dietary Patterns across U.S. Universities. The FASEB Journal 31 (1 Supplement), 961.25-961.25. Chicago, Illinois. April 22-26. 2017.
Barr ML*, Famodu OA*, Gou G, Colby SE, Olfert MD . Facial Imagery BMI Algorithm correlates with Normal and Overweight Measured BMI. The FASEB Journal 31 (1 Supplement), 955.11-955.11. Chicago, Illinois. April 22-26. 2017.
Famodu OA*, Barr ML*, Colby SE, Zhou W, Bryd-Bredbenner C, Mathews AE, Olfert MD. Associations Between Neck Circumferences and Measures of Health in Young Adults. The FASEB Journal 31 (1 Supplement), 643.39-643.39. Chicago, Illinois. April 22-26. 2017.
Famodu OA*, Charlier CM*, Barr ML*, Colby SE, Zhou W, Mathews AE, Olfert MD. Self-reported vs. Measured Height and Weight in Young Adults. The FASEB Journal 31 (1 Supplement), 970.5-970.5. Chicago, Illinois. April 22-26. 2017.
Barr ML*, Beller EL*, Colby SE, Morrell J, Kidd T, Riggsbee K, Olfert MD. Young adults physical activity behavior and chronic disease prevention knowledge across Appalachia. The FASEB Journal 31 (1 Supplement), 790.49-790.49. Chicago, Illinois. April 22-26. 2017.
Allison C, Yan W, Zhou W, Olfert MD , Kattelmann K, Mathews A, Brown O, Kidd T, Horacek T, White A, Colby S. Gender Differences in Use of Social Media for Health-related Information. The FASEB Journal 31 (1 Supplement), lb430-lb430. Chicago, Illinois. April 22-26. 2017.
Morris AM*, Barr ML*, Famodu OA*, Colby SE, Zhou W, Hagedorn RL*, Clark RL*, Riggsbee K, Olfert MD. Wellness Characteristics of College Freshmen at West Virginia University. The FASEB Journal 31 (1 Supplement), 640.40-640.40. Chicago, Illinois. April 22-26. 2017.
Powell KD, Colby S, Olfert MD , Zhou W, Spence M, Springer C, Kavanagh K. Associations between Breastfeeding Intention and Accurate Body Size Estimation among Female College Students. The FASEB Journal 31 (1 Supplement), 650.10-650.10. Chicago, Illinois. April 22-26. 2017.
Olfert MD, Hagedorn RL*, Franzen-Castle L, Kattelmann K, Colby S, White A. Innovative tool - eB4CAST to disseminate childhood obesity prevention program - a five state collaborative. Abstract ID: 21087. NCI Dissemination & Implementation conference Wash DC, Dec 2017
Sriram K, Barr ML, Colby SE, Mathews A, Riggsbee K, Zhou W, Horacek TM, Mosby T, Olfert MD. (In Review) Health, Lifestyle, And Environmental Characteristics Of College Vegetarians. American Society for Nutrition. Boston, MA. June 2018.
Sriram K*, Barr ML*, Colby SE, Mathews A, Riggsbee K, Zhou W, Horacek TM, Mosby T, Olfert MD. (In Review) Health, Lifestyle, And Environmental Characteristics Of College Vegetarians. American Society for Nutrition. Boston, MA. June 2018.
Christianson J, Kattelmann KK, Moret L, Riggsbee K, Vilaro MJ, Olfert MD, Mathews AE, Barr ML, Colby SC. College Campus Wellness Programs: Identifying and Addressing needs of College Students. To be presented at Society of Nutrition and Behavior, Minneapolis, MN July 2018.
El Zein A, Shelnutt K, Colby S, Green G, Zhou W, Olfert MD, Vilaro M, Riggsbee K, Morrell J, Mathews A. A Longitudinal Study of Food Insecurity and Grade Point Average among College Students. To be presented at Food & Nutrition Conference and Expo, Washington DC October 2018.
Waanders TR*, Hagedorn RL*, Olfert MD. (In Review) Influences Of Campus Environment Perceptions On Physical Activity Of College Students. American Society for Nutrition. Boston, MA. June 2018.
Waanders TR*, Hagedorn RL*, Olfert MD. (In Review) The Effects of Weight and Associated Perceptions on the Mental Health of College Students. American Society for Nutrition. Boston, MA. June 2018.
White J, Olfert MD, Faulk M, Colby S, White A, Byrd-Bredbenner C, Kattelmann K, Franzen-Castle LD, Brown O, Kidd T, Shelnutt K, Greene G. (In Review) Development and Validation of an Instrument Aimed to Measure Perceived Healthfulness of the College Environment: Behavior Environment Perception Survey. To be presented at Society of Nutrition and Behavior, Minneapolis, MN July 2018.
Christianson J, Kattelmann K, Moret L, Riggsbee K, Vilaro M, Olfert M, Mathews A, Barr M, Colby S. College campus wellness programs: identifying and addressing the health needs of college students. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 50(7): S110, July 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2018.04.146
Riggsbee K, Colby S, Kidd T, Brown O, White A, Horacek T, Olfert M, Mathews A, Kattelmann K, Shelnutt K, Franzen-Castle L, Green G. Development and pilot testing of a community based participatory research obesity prevention program on college campuses. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 50(7): S55, July 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2018.04.082
Would you like to get involved in the Fruved Project here at WVU? If you are interested in being a peer mentor, becoming a social marketer or mascot, or just want to get more involved in research, email Makenzie Barr at getfruvedwv@gmail.com!
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