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Bennett, Lindsay; Burns, Sharyn – Health Education, 2020
Purpose: Obesity in children and adolescents is a significant public health concern. The World Health Organization Health Promoting Schools (HPS) framework promotes good nutrition and physical activity in school settings. While HPS is embraced globally, effective implementation and sustainable programmes are a continued challenge. This paper aims…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Health Promotion, Prevention, Obesity
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Laxer, Rachel E.; Dubin, Joel A.; Brownson, Ross C.; Cooke, Martin; Chaurasia, Ashok; Leatherdale, Scott T. – Journal of School Health, 2019
Background: The school environment has the potential to influence student body mass index (BMI) through programs and policies. Our objective was to examine the effect of modifying obesity-related school policies and programs on youths' BMI trajectories. Methods: Obesity-related school policies and programs related to physical activity and healthy…
Descriptors: Comprehensive School Health Education, Obesity, Evidence, Educational Environment
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Andrew Notebaert; Marie Barnard; Edgar Meyer; Erin Dehon; Caroline Compretta; David Allen III; Stephen Stray; Juanyce Taylor; Donna Sullivan; Rob Rockhold – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2018
The Science Teaching Excites Medical Interest (STEMI) program is an evolving collaboration of academic health science center-based biomedical clinical and research experts, graduate students in clinical anatomy, and Mississippi K-12 schools that seeks to develop a technologically-enhanced teacher-centered community of health learners. The present…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Partnerships in Education, Medicine, Program Implementation
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Smith, Laureen H.; Petosa, Rick L. – Journal of School Nursing, 2016
Despite national guidelines for regular physical activity, most adolescents are not physically active. Schools serve an estimated 60 million youth and provide an educational environment to meet the current physical activity guidelines. The obesity epidemic and chronic disease comorbidities associated with physical inactivity are not likely to be…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Physical Activity Level, Guidelines, Mentors
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Leow, Anthony Chee Siong; Macdonald, Doune; Hay, Peter; McCuaig, Louise – Sport, Education and Society, 2014
While grappling with their traditional core business of imbuing students with official curricular knowledge, schools have simultaneously, increasing demands to take on health promotion responsibilities. This paper examines the mandated implementation of the Eat Well Be Active (EWBA) Action Plan and its subsidiary "Smart" policies in…
Descriptors: School Policy, Health Education, Eating Habits, Nutrition