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Schwebel, David C.; Pennefather, Jordan; Marquez, Brion; Marquez, Jessie – Health Education Journal, 2015
Objective: Playground injuries result in over 200,000 US pediatric emergency department visits annually. One strategy to reduce injuries is improved adult supervision. The Stamp-in-Safety programme, which involves supervisors stamping rewards for children playing safely, has been demonstrated in preliminary classroom-based work to reduce child…
Descriptors: Playgrounds, Safety, Preschool Children, Injuries
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McDaniel, Tyler; Melton, Bridget F.; Langdon, Jody – Health Education Journal, 2014
Objective: A physical activity passport (PAP) was developed to increase student's physical activity through the collaboration of student life and academics. The purpose was to measure the effectiveness of the PAP. Design: The research design used was a quantitative, descriptive, quasi-experimental design with experimental and control groups.…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Health Promotion, Experimental Groups, Control Groups
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Thummalapalli, Rohit; Williams, Jachin D.; Khoshnood, Kaveh; Salchow, Daniel J.; Forster, Susan H. – Health Education Journal, 2013
Objective: To evaluate the effect of education sessions on Indian schoolteacher awareness of childhood eye health issues, responsibility for children's eye health, and successful participation in a teacher-led eye screening health intervention programme in primary schools aimed at addressing avoidable childhood blindness in India. Design:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level, Vision, Vision Tests
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Ishikawa, Midori; Kubota, Nozomi; Kudo, Keita; Meadows, Martin; Umezawa, Atsuko; Ota, Toru – Health Education Journal, 2013
Objective: The purpose of the study was to discover whether tomato consumption in elementary- and middle-school students could be increased through a school lunch programme developed by agricultural high-school students acting as peer educators. Design: The high-school lunch programme included the process of growing tomatoes and providing a…
Descriptors: Food, Lunch Programs, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students
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Lubans, David; Morgan, Philip – Health Education Journal, 2008
Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify potential determinants of objectively measured physical activity in the "Learning to Enjoy Activity with Friends" (LEAF) study. Design: This study involved a quasi-experimental design and students (N = 116) were assigned to an intervention group (n = 50) or a comparison group (n = 66)…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Intervention, Physical Activities, Adolescents
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Williden, Micalla; Taylor, Rachael W; McAuley, Kirsten A; Simpson, Jean C; Oakley, Maggie; Mann, Jim I – Health Education Journal, 2006
Objective: To use the Analysis Grid for Environments Linked to Obesity (ANGELO) framework to determine the barriers and promoters of healthy eating and physical activity in children aged 5-12 years, as a basis for the development of a pilot community-based programme for preventing obesity in children (APPLE project: A Pilot Programme for Lifestyle…
Descriptors: Obesity, Intervention, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level