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Direct linkPattamaporn Joompa; Nattapach Thongkam; Sinee Chotiboriboon; Prapa Kongpunya – Health Education, 2025
Purpose: A health learning program relying on the scientific method was designed to promote reducing the intake of foods high in sugar, sodium and saturated fat in a group of school-aged children. Design/methodology/approach: The scientific method was a core approach for creating intervention activities. We conducted mixed-methods research…
Descriptors: Food, Nutrition, Eating Habits, Intervention
Morley, Belinda; Nuss, Tegan; Gascoyne, Claudia; Dixon, Helen; Wakefield, Melanie – Health Education Research, 2022
The LiveLighter® 2016 'Junk Food' campaign ran for 5 weeks in Western Australia (WA) and urged adults to reduce their junk food consumption to avoid weight gain and associated chronic disease. A cohort design assessed campaign impact on knowledge, beliefs and behaviour. Pre-campaign (n = 1501) and post-campaign (n = 737) telephone surveys of WA…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Food, Health Behavior, Health Programs
Download full textValerie A. Ubbes; Sophia Whitesel; Nancy S. Parkinson – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2024
A school-based nutrition education intervention was implemented with second and third graders who used their functional health literacy skills of reading, writing, and speaking to learn about the MyPlate food model from the United States Department of Agriculture. The pretest-posttest intervention determined if children had ever seen the MyPlate…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Health Promotion, Elementary School Students, Grade 2
Catheryn A. Orihuela; Retta Evans; Sylvie Mrug – Grantee Submission, 2024
Background: Despite the establishment of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) in 2010, child nutrition programs continue to experience challenges impacting participation. Prior qualitative studies have explored how to reduce barriers to implementation of these programs in schools, but few studies have examined attitudes held by students, who…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Child Health, Federal Legislation, Nutrition
Catheryn A. Orihuela; Retta Evans; Sylvie Mrug – American Journal of Health Education, 2024
Background: Despite the establishment of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) in 2010, child nutrition programs continue to experience challenges impacting participation. Prior qualitative studies have explored how to reduce barriers to implementation of these programs in schools, but few studies have examined attitudes held by students, who…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Federal Legislation, Child Health, Nutrition
Jean Pierre Enriquez; Adriana Hernandez Santana; Dulce Yanira Del-Cid – American Journal of Health Education, 2024
Background: Nutritional interventions can help to develop healthy eating patterns during the transition to university, which is a critical transition for all college students. Purpose: This research aims to analyze eating behaviors and food choices through sustainable nutritional education interventions with college students from a multinational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nutrition Instruction, Latin Americans, Universities
Osasona Foluso Adedoyin – Online Submission, 2023
This study investigated adolescent students' nutritional knowledge in boarding schools and potential strategies for improving their nutritional status in the Ido-Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria. The researcher used purposive sampling to select three government colleges and private college boarding schools in the Ido-Osi Local…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Nutrition Instruction, Boarding Schools, Student Attitudes
Afaf Alsofyani – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study examines the influence of teaching digital resources of MyPlate on the nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) related to healthy eating habits among first and second-grade students. A pre-and post-assessment of this quasi-experimental research study measured the baseline KAP levels of 45 participants regarding healthy…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Health Promotion, Eating Habits, Habit Formation
Pedro José Carrillo López – Physical Educator, 2023
This manuscript describes a pedagogical proposal for the adherence to healthy eating in sixth-grade schoolchildren. The reason for the design lies in the high prevalence of overweight and obesity together with a growing current sedentary lifestyle, aspects that constitute a serious public health problem worldwide with an upward trend and pandemic…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Grade 6, Child Health, Dietetics
Vilme, Helene; Campbell, Santiba D.; Sauls, Derrick L.; Powell, Keith; Lee, Jennifer; Stout, Robyn; Erkanli, Alaattin; Reynolds, Glenn; Story, Mary T.; Matsouaka, Roland A.; Austin, Tomia; Templeton, P. Gizem; Locklear, Millard; Bosworth, Hayden B.; Skinner, Asheley C.; Otienoburu, Philip E.; Duke, Naomi N. – American Journal of Health Education, 2022
Background: Farm-to-University (Farm2U) programs make healthy eating accessible, easier, and the default option. Yet, few published studies have focused on Farm2U implementations in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in conjunction with measurements of implementation barriers using the consolidated framework for implementation…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Agriculture, Partnerships in Education, Barriers
Tara Harman Kelly – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The high prevalence of food insecurity among college students is a public health concern that requires well designed interventions to address. College students experiencing food insecurity are more likely to practice diet-related behaviors that contribute to poor health, yet this population lacks the necessary knowledge and skills to make adequate…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Food, Hunger, Security (Psychology)
Katerina Michael; Michael A. Talias – Health Education Journal, 2024
Objective: To evaluate the effects of a nutrition education programme conducted during health education lessons on students' adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (MD) and their body mass index (BMI). Design: Quasi-experimental pre-test/post-test research design: two study conditions (intervention and control groups). Setting: Two urban schools, the…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Intervention, Health Promotion, Eating Habits
Eley, Cv; Weston-Price, S.; Young, V. l.; Hoekstra, B.; Gadhia, T.; Muirhead, V.; Robinson, L.; Pine, C.; McNulty, Cam – Journal of Biological Education, 2020
Introduction: Tooth decay is the most common reason for non-emergency hospital admissions in 5-9 year olds. As such, it is included in the England school curriculum at 8-9 years to facilitate improved oral hygiene and prevent tooth decay. Aim: Measure student and teacher baseline oral hygiene knowledge; determine effect of the e-Bug oral hygiene…
Descriptors: Child Health, Dental Health, Prevention, Health Promotion
Shieh, Gia N. Josephine – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Early childhood is an optimal time for establishing healthy eating habits which may prevent disease later in life. In Georgia, the child obesity rate?hovers at 13% with the majority being children from low-income Black or Hispanic families. Currently, the "Dietary Guidelines for Americans" recommend children aged 2-5 consume 1-1.5 cups…
Descriptors: Child Health, Preschool Children, Obesity, Nutrition Instruction
Holden, Shelley L.; Baghurst, Timothy M. – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2018
Coaches are often focused on the physical training and the x's and o's associated with their sport, but there are clear benefits associated with teaching and encouraging proper nutrition and hydration for optimal performance. Certainly, the benefits can be seen, but how can coaches become more educated in nutrition and pass on this information to…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Nutrition, Health Promotion, Training
