Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is SAGE?
SAGE stands for Sustainability via Active Garden Education. SAGE helps improve physical activity, healthy eating, and child safety in early care and education centers. SAGE is a gardening and safety program provided by teachers, trained students, and staff from Arizona State University. SAGE works with groups in the community to improve the health of Latino children in Phoenix. Participation is voluntary.
Who funds SAGE?
SAGE research is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Agreement No. 1OT2 HD108101-01 and grant no. 1U01 MD010667-01. The views and conclusions contained in this website are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of the NIH.
Why was SAGE created?
SAGE was created to help early care and education centers comply with federal recommendations that improve the health of children.
Adult health begins at an early age. Habits that start before age five affect children and adults their whole lives. It is important for young children to learn healthy habits early in life. Early care and education centers do this by meeting state and federal education and health goals. SAGE helps them meet these goals through a new and unique program. Early care education teachers will receive important training and technical support to participate in SAGE.
What will happen with the results/data?
The results of SAGE may be published in scientific journals, used to help inform local policy and assist other early care and education centers implement SAGE. Any information we get from SAGE is guarded with extreme care. All information is combined and kept confidential, so no single early care and education center, teacher, family, or child can be recognized. Results may also be used for teaching purposes or for presentations. All early care and education centers that are involved will get a summary of the findings. Community members and parents may ask for and get the summary also.
Who is in charge of SAGE?
Dr. Rebecca E. Lee is the person in charge of SAGE. Drs. Meg Bruening, Flavio Marsiglia, Gabe Shaibi, and Mike Todd are also a part of the study. SAGE’s principal community partner is Ms. Kim Pollins of Booker T. Washington Child Development Center. Drs. Paul Estabrooks and Jennie Hill from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Dr. Teresia O’Connor from the Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Nutrition Research Center are also involved with the study.