received SHCP. The Nutrition Education & Promotion component of SHCP included classroom education and cooking demonstrations. Classroom education utilized Discovering Healthy Choices (DHC), a learner-centered, garden-enhanced nutrition curriculum, which was devel- oped specifically for SHCP. The objective of DHC is to facilitate understanding of nutrition concepts and devel- opment of nutrition-related problem-solving skills. It supports educational standards and addresses tenets of the Social Cognitive Theory. Cooking demonstrations included curriculum concepts and vegetables grown in the garden. Outcome, Measures and Analysis: Pre- and post-as- sessments included a 35-item Nutrition Knowledge Ques- tionnaire to measure changes in knowledge, and a 35-item Test of Basic Science Process Skills (BAPS) to mea- sure changes in critical thinking skills. Correlation analysis was used to investigate the relationship between nutrition knowledge and critical thinking skills. Analysis of Covari- ance was used to analyze differences in knowledge and critical thinking skills. Results: At baseline, a correlation between nutrition knowledge and BAPS was observed (r¼0.51, p<0.01), which was maintained at follow-up. Significant differences in nutrition knowledge were found between I-NC and C-NC (P<0.01). Mean Change C- NC¼1.32, I-NC¼2.51. A significant difference was found between I-CC and C-CC (P<0.05). Mean change C-CC¼-0.36, I-CC¼1.53. There were no significant differ- ences in BAPS between treatment groups within either district. Conclusions and Implications: The Shaping Healthy Choices Program was effective for improving nutrition knowledge among fourth-grade children. Funding: Supported by UCANR #11-1018, USDA 2011- 38420-20082 P63 (S)Partners for Heart Health Effects on 5th Grade Students’ Nutritional Knowledge, Self-Efficacy, and Nutritional Intakes Tyler Becker, MA, CSCS, beckert4@msu.edu, Michigan State University, 846 Service Road, 184 Radiology Building, East Lansing, MI 48824; J. Carlson, PhD, RD; J. Eisenmann, PhD; K. Pfeiffer, PhD; R. J. Gibbs, MS; A. O'Donnell, BS; O. Santiago, PhD Objective: To determine the effectiveness of the (S)Part- ners for Heart Health (SP) intervention at modifying nutri- tional knowledge, nutrition self-efficacy (SE), kcals, saturated fat (SFAT), trans-fat (TFAT), fiber, and food group intakes among 5th grade students compared to a compar- ison curriculum. Study Design, Setting, Participants, and Intervention: Non-randomized comparison. Partici- pants (N¼321) were an average 10.60.8 years old from rural and urban Michigan schools with >50% eligibility for free/reduced lunch. Students were assigned to either the SP group (N¼281) or the Active Comparison group (AC) (N¼42). Both curricula consisted of 8 similar lessons designed to promote national recommendations for nutri- tion and PA behaviors. The SP group also utilized college mentors and a website to facilitate goal setting and tracking of nutrition behaviors. Prior to (Fall 2012) and following (Spring 2013) the interventions, students completed surveys measuring nutritional knowledge, SE, and intakes. Outcome, Measures and Analysis: Wilcoxon ranked tests and repeated measures ANOVAs were performed to measure between and within differences. Results: Two of the 3 knowledge-based questions improved for both groups. Vegetable SE increased for both SP (+19%) and AC (+23%) with no significant differ- ences between groups (p¼0.47). There was a non-signifi- cant trend towards a decrease in daily kcals, SFAT, and TFAT among both groups. Conclusions and Implications: Both groups showed an improvement in nutritional knowledge and vegetable SE, however, there were no significant changes in nutri- tional intakes. Funding: USDA Additional Funding: Michigan State University Exten- sion P64 Mother’s Lack of Concern for Overweight/ Obese Preschool Child’s Future Weight Status: A Protective or Risk Factor in an Obesogenic Environment? Deana Hildebrand, PhD, RD, SNS, Deana.hildebrand@ okstate.edu, Oklahoma State University, 301 Human Sciences, Stillwater, OK 74078; A. R. Lindsey, MS, University of Nevada, Reno; J. Hayes, MS; K. J. Fink, PhD, Oklahoma State University; M. Sigman-Grant, PhD, RD, University of Nevada, Reno Objective: Explore mothers' perception of their pre- school-age child's weight status, concern about child's weight status, and measures of food behaviors (FB), fam- ily sense of coherence (FSOC), mealtime routines (MR), family routines (FR), and perceived economic strain (PES). Study Design, Setting, Participants, and Intervention: Data for the descriptive, cross-sectional study were collected using children's anthropometric measures and interviews with low-income mothers (n¼133) of overweight/obese children in 5 geographically diverse states. Outcome, Measures and Analysis: Frequency statistics described parents' perceptions of child's weight status and parents' sense of concern about child's future weight. T-tests compared FB and PES; Mann-Whitney compared FSOC, MR and FR between mothers with and without concern. P62 (continued) Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior  Volume 46, Number 4S, 2014 Poster Abstracts S131 Continued on page S132