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Direct linkTeisovinuo Semou; Sandra Roshni Monteiro; Meena Hariharan; Meera Padhy; Usha Chivukula – Health Education Journal, 2025
Background: This study aimed to establish the effectiveness of a hypertension knowledge education intervention among Indian adolescents to foster lifestyle changes aimed at preventing hypertension. Methods: The Hypertension Knowledge Test (HKT) was used to assess changes in knowledge using a repeated-measures one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA).…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Hypertension, Knowledge Level
Paulson, Anna; Kulinna, Pamela Hodges; van der Mars, Hans – Physical Educator, 2022
This study sought to address the large gap in the literature regarding parents' roles and views about physical education programs. Guided by Epstein's model of parental involvement, this study investigated the effect of increased parental involvement in a child's physical education program on parents' perceptions of that program. Participants…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parent Role, Parent Attitudes, Physical Education
Gatz, Jennifer; Kelly, Angela M.; Clark, Sheri L. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2019
This study explored the effects of a middle school physical activity intervention for adolescent girls on the executive functioning involved in science learning. The girls, ages 11 to 14, were at risk for low self-esteem, sedentary lifestyle, and poor health outcomes. Executive function stems from interdependent cognitive control processes that…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Middle School Students, Females, Executive Function
Lazorick, Suzanne; Fang, Xiangming; Hardison, George T.; Crawford, Yancey – Journal of School Health, 2015
Background: Motivating Adolescents with Technology to CHOOSE Health™ (MATCH) is an educational and behavioral intervention in seventh grade. Methods: Teachers in 2 schools delivered the MATCH curriculum, with 1 control school. Using a quasi-experimental design, outcome measures included lessons completed, body mass index (BMI), BMI z-score (zBMI),…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Body Weight, Early Adolescents, Grade 7
Shawley, Jessica – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2016
The purpose of this article is to provide support for middle school physical education programs that meet the developmental needs of students while providing for student choice. With its health and physical education program called Creating Healthy Active Minds for Personal Success (CHAMPS), Moscow Middle School is striving to cultivate student…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Middle School Students, Physical Education, Grade 6
Ball, Stephen; Kovarik, Jessica; Leidy, Heather – Physical Educator, 2015
The Active and Healthy School Program (AHS) can be used to alter the culture and environment of a school to help children make healthier choices. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of AHS to increase physical activity while decreasing total screen time, increase healthy food choices, and improve knowledge about physical…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Physical Activity Level, Program Effectiveness, Life Style
Leopold, Debra; Juniu, Susana – Physical Educator, 2008
While spiritual health has been gaining respect among researchers and academic scholars as a vital component of human wellness, little research has focused on the implementation and assessment of spiritual education in public schools. The present study examined the effects of spiritual health education on students' ability to choose positive…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Intervention, Health Education, Health Behavior
Arbreton, Amy – Public/Private Ventures, 2009
The third in a series of reports from P/PV's three-year study of the role Boys & Girls Clubs play in the lives of the youth they serve, "Making Every Day Count" examines how Club participation is related to youth's positive and healthy development in three outcome areas identified by Boys & Girls Clubs of America as central to its mission: good…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Youth Programs, Program Effectiveness, Grade 9
