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Direct linkMalone, Susan Kohl; Zemel, Babette S. – Journal of School Nursing, 2015
The landscape of childhood health and disease has changed over the past century, and school nurses are now in a unique position to address the conditions that lead to chronic disease, such as obesity. Measuring body mass index (BMI) during childhood and adolescence is the recommended method for screening and/or monitoring obesity in school…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Measurement, Children, Adolescents
Gance-Cleveland, Bonnie; Bushmiaer, Margo – Journal of School Nursing, 2005
National surveys that have tracked weight and physical activity in the United States for more than 40 years have shown a continuing increase in the number of overweight children and adolescents. Overweight children and adolescents are showing an increase in diseases related to overweight: Type II diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Physical Activity Level, School Nurses
