Early Care Education C3487 (FY23 UK GoNAPSACC Oct-June)

Abstract-Scope of Work Dr. Courtney Luecking Food Service Guidelines and Early Care Education Courtney Luecking has extensive experience in developing and evaluating obesity prevention and treatment interventions, particularly in the early care and education setting. She is part of an ongoing trial investigating the effects of two sets of implementation strategies on childcare centers’ implementation of best practices in nutrition and physical activity to prevent childhood obesity through use of the Go Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (Go NAPSACC) process and platform. For this project, Dr. Luecking will serve as an outside expert regarding Go NAPSACC and best practices in nutrition and physical activity to prevent childhood obesity within early care and education (ECE) settings. Specifically, Dr. Luecking will provide access to the Go NAPSACC platform and consultation regarding Go NAPSACC recommendations and related best practices for ECE, participate in monthly Go NAPSACC technical assistance sessions, participate in quarterly partnership meetings, share output reports from the Go NAPSACC platform and provide updates on adoption and implementation efforts, and lead development of presentations and manuscripts.