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Download full textGula, Louie Petere – Online Submission, 2022
The purpose of the study: The aim of this study is to identify the prevalence of participants in physical activities, the motivation needed by the students to engage in the activity, challenges encountered by the implementors, health benefits, and recommendations and suggestions needed for the improvement of the implementation. Materials and…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Recreational Activities, Student Motivation, Barriers
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Direct linkMacridis, Soultana; García Bengoechea, Enrique – Journal of School Health, 2015
Background: Declines in physical activity (PA) in children and youth have contributed to increases in childhood overweight and obesity. The Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program was developed to promote school active transportation (AT) and reverse the trend. Methods: Adopting concepts of a realist approach, this article seeks to understand…
Descriptors: Safety, Best Practices, Physical Activity Level, Obesity
Lupton, Joshua R.; Townsend, Joy L. – Journal of American College Health, 2015
Objective: Systematically review studies of support for, and effectiveness of, university campuses' smoke-free policies. Participants/Methods: A search was carried out for studies in English related to campus smoking bans through June 2013. Eligible studies had outcomes for student or faculty attitudes, or measures of smoking prevalence or…
Descriptors: Smoking, School Policy, Health Promotion, Meta Analysis
Valois, Robert F.; Lewallen, Theresa C.; Slade, Sean; Tasco, Adriane N. – Health Education, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to report the formative evaluation results from the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Healthy School Communities (HSC) pilot project. Design/methodology/approach: This study utilized 11 HSC pilot sites in the USA (eight sites) and Canada (three sites). The evaluation question was…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Pilot Projects, Best Practices, Program Implementation
Prokop, Jessica L.; Galon, Patricia – Journal of School Nursing, 2011
Implementation of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 will provide an opportunity for school nurses to intervene in the serious childhood obesity problem in the United States. Major changes in the management of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) will likely challenge schools yet may provide the impetus for a collaborative effort by the…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Activities, Health Promotion, School Nurses
Pitt Barnes, Seraphine; Robin, Leah; O'Toole, Terrence P.; Dawkins, Nicola; Kettel Khan, Laura; Leviton, Laura C. – Journal of School Health, 2011
Background: A US federal mandate that school districts devise and implement local wellness policies (LWPs) has potential widespread impact on the nutritional content of foods and beverages available in schools and on the amount of physical activity that students engage in; however, evidence concerning the mandate's effectiveness is limited. This…
Descriptors: Evidence, Physical Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Wellness
Rainville, Alice Jo; Lofton, Kristi L.; Carr, Deborah H. – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2009
Purpose/Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the best practices (quality indicators) related to recess placement before lunch in elementary schools; compile a best practices checklist that can be used as an assessment tool for school nutrition programs; and validate and evaluate the usefulness of the best practices checklist.…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Elementary Schools, Lunch Programs, Nutrition
Campbell, Sally – Zero to Three (J), 2005
Healthy Families America is a national, voluntary, home visiting program model designed to help expectant and new parents get their children off to a safe and healthy start. Since 1992, it has been successfully replicated in over 440 communities in the U.S. and Canada. This article describes the program's reflective, relationship-based model and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Rearing, Caregivers, Home Programs
Intergenerational Programmes: Public Policy and Research Implications--An International Perspective.
Hatton-Yeo, Alan, Ed.; Ohsako, Toshio, Ed. – 2000
This document consists of 12 papers that, together, summarize the key issues underpinning future research and policy development related to intergenerational programs (IPs). "Introduction" (Alan Hatton-Yeo) discusses the project out of which the papers developed. "A General Assessment of IP Initiatives in the Countries…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies
