scholarly journals Love Your Body, Love Yourself: Development of a nutrition and physical activity curriculum for a school‐based obesity intervention in high‐risk girls ages 11–17 years.

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia Ellen Uhley ◽  
Andrea Lasichak ◽  
Jennifer Malone ◽  
Catalina LaVerne ◽  
Mary Elizabeth Harris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High Risk ◽  
School Based ◽  
Obesity Intervention ◽  
Nutrition And Physical Activity

scholarly journals School-Based Interventions Targeting Nutrition and Physical Activity, and Body Weight Status of African Children: A Systematic Review

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theodosia Adom ◽  
Anniza De Villiers ◽  
Thandi Puoane ◽  
André Pascal Kengne
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
African Children ◽  
School Based ◽  
School Based Interventions ◽  
Nutrition And Physical Activity

Background: Overweight/obesity is an emerging health concern among African children. The aim of this study was to summarise available evidence from school-based interventions that focused on improving nutrition and physical activity knowledge, attitude, and behaviours, and weight status of children aged 6–15 years in the African context. Methods: Multiple databases were searched for studies evaluating school-based interventions of African origin that involved diet alone, physical activity alone, or multicomponent interventions, for at least 12 weeks in duration, reporting changes in either diet, physical activity, or body composition, and published between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2018. No language restrictions were applied. Relevant data from eligible studies were extracted. Narrative synthesis was used to analyse and describe the data. Results: This systematic review included nine interventions comprising 10 studies. Studies were conducted among 9957 children and adolescents in two African countries, namely South Africa and Tunisia, and were generally of low methodological quality. The sample size at baseline ranged from 28 to 4003 participants. Two interventions reported enrolling children from both urban and rural areas. The majority of the study participants were elementary or primary school children and adolescents in grades 4 to 6. Participants were between the ages of 12.4 and 13.5 years. All but one intervention targeted children of both sexes. Four studies were described as randomised control trials, while five were pre- and post-test quasi-experiments. Except for one study that involved the community as a secondary setting, all were primarily school-based studies. The duration of the interventions ranged from four months to three years. The interventions focused largely on weight-related behaviours, while a few targeted weight status. The results of the effectiveness of these interventions were inconsistent: three of five studies that evaluated weight status (body mass index (BMI), BMI z-score, overweight/obesity prevalence), three of six studies that reported physical activity outcomes (number of sports activities, and physical activity duration ≥ 30 min for at least six days/week), and four of six reporting on nutrition-related outcomes (number meeting fruit and vegetable intake ≥ 5 times/day) found beneficial effects of the interventions. Conclusion: Given the dearth of studies and the inconsistent results, definite conclusions about the overall effectiveness and evidence could not be made. Nonetheless, this study has identified research gaps in the childhood obesity literature in Africa and strengthened the need for further studies, the findings of which would contribute valuable data and inform policy.

Impact of school-based nutrition and physical activity intervention on body mass index eight years after cessation of randomized controlled trial (AVall study)

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 2592-2598 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ma Assumpta Recasens ◽  
Eva Xicola-Coromina ◽  
Josep-Maria Manresa ◽  
Pierre Antoine Ullmo ◽  
Bjarne Bruun Jensen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Physical Activity Intervention ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
School Based ◽  
Nutrition And Physical Activity

scholarly journals SP1-46 School--based intervention to promote healthy nutrition and physical activity in Sousse, Tunisia

2011 ◽  
Vol 65 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. A387-A387
Author(s):  
M. M. Jihene ◽  
H. Imed ◽  
G. Rafika ◽  
B. A. Imene ◽  
B. Mylene ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
School Based Intervention ◽  
School Based ◽  
Healthy Nutrition ◽  
Nutrition And Physical Activity

Engaging the School Community in a Nutrition and Physical Activity Program: The Role of the 21st-Century School Nurse

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 260-265
Author(s):  
Mallory Bejster ◽  
Heide Cygan ◽  
Jenness Stock ◽  
Jon Ashworth
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
21St Century ◽  
School Community ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
School Nursing ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Implementation Barriers ◽  
Whole School ◽  
School Based ◽  
Nutrition And Physical Activity

Childhood obesity is an important public health issue that can affect child health and academic outcomes. Schools are essential in promoting healthy childhood behaviors through the implementation of programs that reach the whole school community. School nurses can play a key role in designing, implementing, and evaluating feasible strategies, including school-based nutrition and physical activity messaging programs, that meet school-specific needs. This article will explain how school nurses can utilize principles of the Framework for 21st Century School Nursing Practice™ to design programs that engage the whole school community while addressing implementation barriers.

scholarly journals School-based programs for promoting physical activity and fitness in children and adolescents

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-82
Author(s):  
Anne Wareing
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Endocrine Disorders ◽  
Bleeding Disorders ◽  
School Based ◽  
Bleeding Episodes

Abstract Rates of obesity are rising in the general population. People with haemophilia are at high risk for being overweight or obese, and may benefit from physical activity-based interventions. The school setting is an ideal environment to implement physical activity-based interventions as it greatly influences the first two decades of life. However, there is a lack of knowledge about the benefits of exercise for managing haemophilia, as well as possible restriction of physical activity by parents or carers due to a fear of increasing the number of bleeding episodes. Furthermore, schools and teachers may be uncertain of how to integrate physical activity for children with bleeding disorders. This article summarises the Cochrane Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group systematic review on ‘school-based physical activity programs for promoting physical activity and fitness in children and adolescents aged 6 to 18 and considers published literature about the role of physical activity within haemophilia.’

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