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Jonathan Langner; Krista Langston; Ally Mrachek; Bonnie Faitak; Pamela Martin; Alexa Cueto; Jennifer L. Clampitt; Christopher R. Long; Amy Bartow; Susan Bodey; Pearl A. McElfish – Journal of School Health, 2024
Background: Nutrition plays a vital role in children's physical and emotional health. More than half of school age children's calories are provided in the school food environment, making school interventions an opportunity to address child nutrition. Methods: The Creating Health Environments for Schools (CHEFS) program is designed to leverage…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Health Promotion, Public Schools, Dining Facilities
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Liao, Li-Ling; Liu, Chieh-Hsing; Chang, Fong-Ching; Cheng, Chi-Chia J.; Niu, Yu-Zhen; Chang, Tzu-Chau – Journal of School Health, 2015
Background: Taiwan has advocated health-promoting schools (HPS) since 2001 and established the Health-Promoting School Supporting Network (HPSSN) in 2005 to offer administrative support and consultation. Respondents' opinions about HPSSN and the relationship between these perceptions and HPS implementation were examined. Methods: In 2011, 800…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Promotion, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools
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Nihiser, Allison J.; Lee, Sarah M.; Wechsler, Howell; McKenna, Mary; Odom, Erica; Reinold, Chris; Thompson, Diane; Grummer-Strawn, Larry – Journal of School Health, 2007
Background: School-based body mass index (BMI) measurement has attracted much attention across the nation from researchers, school officials, legislators, and the media as a potential approach to address obesity among youth. Methods: An expert panel, convened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2005, reviewed and provided…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Measurement, Obesity, Children
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Davis, Thomas M.; Allensworth, Diane D. – Journal of School Health, 1994
To maximize comprehensive school health education, professional preparation would include a focusing component that integrates elements of the comprehensive school health model and develops the leadership and management capabilities of potential school health leaders. The article describes how to integrate the comprehensive school health model and…
Descriptors: Child Health, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Promotion, Higher Education
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Resnicow, Ken; Allensworth, Diane – Journal of School Health, 1996
Highlights the school health coordinator as an essential, unifying element in the eight-component model of the comprehensive school health program, with responsibilities including administration, integration of personnel and programs, evaluation, and direct intervention. The number of program elements is reduced to five by transferring staff…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Comprehensive School Health Education, Coordination, Elementary Secondary Education