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Growing Healthy Kids: A School Enrichment Nutrition Education Program to Promote Healthy Behaviors for Children
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Vierregger, Alyssa; Hall, Johnna; Sehi, Natalie; Abbott, Mary; Wobig, Karen; Albrecht, Julie A.; Anderson-Knott, Mindy; Koszewski, Wanda – Journal of Extension, 2015
The Growing Healthy Kids Program is a school-based nutrition education program that teaches students in Kindergarten through 2nd grade about healthy eating, physical activity, and how their body uses food. Pre- and post-knowledge data is collected from the students to measure changes in nutrition knowledge. In the first 2 years of the program,…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Enrichment Activities, Health Promotion, Health Behavior
Implementation of an ICT-Based Learning Environment in a Nutrition Health Project
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Raiha, Teija; Tossavainen, Kerttu; Enkenberg, Jorma; Turunen, Hannele – Health Education, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the views of school staff on a nutrition health project implemented via an ICT-based learning environment in a secondary school (7th to 9th grades). Design/methodology/approach: The study was a part of the wider European Network for Health Promoting Schools programme (ENHPS; since 2008, Schools…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Secondary Schools, Health Education, Health Activities
Disseminating a Successful Dietary Intervention to Faith Communities: Feasibility of Using Staff Contact and Encouragement to Increase Uptake
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Hannon, Peggy A.; Bowen, Deborah J.; Christensen, Catherine L.; Kuniyuki, Alan – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2008
Objective: To test the feasibility of a dissemination strategy to increase faith communities' (FCs) adoption and implementation of a tested dietary intervention. Design: The study was a randomized, controlled trial that took place over a 9-month period. Setting: Seattle, Washington, metropolitan area. Participants: Seven FCs assigned to an…
Descriptors: Intervention, Health Promotion, Health Education, Nutrition
Fitness-Wellness: The New Military Equation.
Goldstein, Judith E. – Parks and Recreation, 1983
The Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy are inaugurating many health education and physical recreation programs based on the concept of wellness. Program philosophies and various activities now available to members of the armed services and their families are discussed. (PP)
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Health Activities, Health Education, Health Programs
AIDS Prevention through Education: Sample Curriculum. Elementary.
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South Dakota State Dept. of Education and Cultural Affairs, Pierre. – 1988
This sample curriculum guide has been developed to assist districts in planning and implementing an Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) education program. Classes are to be conducted within the context of comprehensive health education. This document, which provides K-6 guidelines, is organized into 8 sections: (1) purpose, planning, and…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Class Activities, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum
AIDS Prevention through Education: Sample Curriculum. Secondary.
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South Dakota State Dept. of Education and Cultural Affairs, Pierre. – 1988
This sample curriculum guide has been developed to assist districts in planning and implementing an Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) education program. Classes are to be conducted within the context of comprehensive health education. This document, which provides grades 7-12 guidelines, is organized into 8 sections: (1) purpose,…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Class Activities, Health Activities, Health Education