scholarly journals Evaluation of the effects of an interdisciplinary lifestyle and health program for adolescents and its benefits for maintaining health.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja Schuster ◽  
Karin Schwenoha ◽  
Edith Oberkofler ◽  
Gerald Lirk ◽  
Elisabeth Ardelt-Gattinger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Physical Activity Behaviour ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Implementation Outcomes ◽  
School Based ◽  
Healthy Nutrition ◽  
School Programs ◽  
Body Fat Content

Abstract Background Obesity numbers have doubled worldwide since 1980, leading to individual life-quality threatening issues and a socioeconomic challenge. A number of school programs have been initiated to prevent the epidemic-like spreading of obesity. Methods 109 adolescents (42 females and 67 males aged 15.0 ± 0.7 years) were included into this six-month interdisciplinary school-based study. The aim was to assess various implementation outcomes based on the effect of health education, including the promotion of healthy eating patterns and a limitation of sugar-containing beverage consumption via the feedback of analysed anthropometric data, biomedical parameters, physical fitness tests and an eating and physical activity behaviour questionnaire. Results Overall, the results demonstrated a positive effect on body fat content and physical activity. In addition, a trend towards a benefit on parameters of muscle and fat metabolism was detected. Conclusions An interdisciplinary life-style program integrated into the school curriculum is suited to have a positive impact on health outcomes. By enhancing the awareness for healthy nutrition and the importance of physical activity, self-empowerment was increased, resulting in an improvement of health-associated parameters.

scholarly journals Feasibility study to implement an interdisciplinary lifestyle and health program for adolescents and the evaluation of the programs benefits for maintaining health.

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Health Program ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Food Preferences ◽  
Physical Activity Behaviour ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Physical Fitness Test

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and benefits of an interdisciplinary lifestyle and health program for adolescents embedded in a school setting for maintaining or improving health. Design: Health parameters, anthropometric measurements and 50 biomedical parameters were assessed. A Physical Fitness Test battery was performed and an eencoded and standardized eating and physical activity behaviour questionnaire was used to assess food preferences, behaviour and self-perception. These data were collected at three timepoints. Participants were split into control and intervention group; the latter received a nutrition and health-based workshop. Analysis was focused on changes observed over time within the control and intervention group. Settings: The study was performed as a feasibility study at one federal Austrian school. Participants: Participants included 42 females and 67 males with an average age of 15 years. Results: Overall, the results demonstrated a positive effect on body fat content and physical activity. A trend towards a benefit on parameters of muscle and fat metabolism was detected. Conclusions: An interdisciplinary life-style program integrated into the school curriculum is suited to have a positive impact on health by enhancing the awareness for healthy nutrition and the importance of physical activity

scholarly journals School-Based and PRECEDE-PROCEED-Model Intervention to Promote Physical Activity in the High School Students: Case Study of Iran

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baratali Rezapour ◽  
Firoozeh Mostafavi ◽  
Hamid Reza Khalkhali
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Based Intervention ◽  
School Based ◽  
Sedentary Life Style

<p><strong>OBJECTIVES:</strong> Students attend sedentary life style and less like vigorous physical activity. This study investigated the effects of School-based intervention<strong> </strong>on increasing physical activity for decreasing obesity among high-school obese and overweight boys, based on the components of PRECEDE PROCEED Model, to participate in median - vigorous physical activity among the first Period of high school boys in the city of Urmia, Iran</p><p><strong>METHODS:</strong> This study was an experimental intervention that conducted at 4 high schools that were divided into 2 groups of intervention (40) and the control (40) male students, schools in junior high schools in Urmia.</p><p><strong>RESULTS:</strong> Three and six months after the intervention, significant differences were found between the experimental and control groups of schools, in the amount of students’ participation in vigorous physical activity (p&lt;0.01).</p><p><strong>CONCLUSIONS:</strong> According to the results, the school-based intervention and components of PRECEDE PROCEED Model had a positive impact on the improvement of physical activity and decrease in physical inactivity among the students.</p>

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

scholarly journals The Daily Mile: teachers’ perspectives of the barriers and facilitators to the delivery of a school-based physical activity intervention

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. e027169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Malden ◽  
Lawrence Doi
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Physical Activity Intervention ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
School Based ◽  
School Day ◽  
Context Specific ◽  
Teachers Perspectives

ObjectivesChildren spend a significant amount of their time in a school environment, often engaged in sedentary activities. The Daily Mile is a physical activity intervention which aims to increase physical activity and fitness in children through the completion of an outdoor teacher-led walk or run during the school day. This study aimed to explore the barriers, facilitators and perceived benefits of the Daily Mile from the perspectives of teachers through the use of qualitative semi-structured interviews. It also aimed to identify important context-specific factors, which might require consideration for those who intend to adopt the Daily Mile.SettingEight Local Authority primary schools in the City of Edinburgh and East Lothian, UK.ParticipantsThirteen teachers (eleven women) who teach children in primaries one to seven in a school which delivered the Daily Mile.ResultsData were analysed using an interpretative thematic analysis. Teachers were positive and enthusiastic about the Daily Mile and perceived it to be beneficial to children’s health and fitness. A number of barriers to participation were identified including inadequate all-weather running surfaces and time constraints in an already full school curriculum. The perceived impact on learning time was identified as a concern for teachers, while other benefits were also identified including increased teacher–child rapport and perceived enhanced classroom concentration levels.ConclusionThe Daily Mile appears to be a valuable addition to the school day, however important context-specific barriers to delivery of the Daily Mile exist, which should be considered when implementing the Daily Mile in schools.

scholarly journals The Unique Extended Selection Cohorts Design for the Evaluation of the School-Based Jump-In Intervention on Dietary Habits: A Study Protocol

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 1145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Froukje E. Takens ◽  
Vincent Busch ◽  
Joanne K. Ujčič-Voortman ◽  
Manon van Eijsden ◽  
Mai J. M. Chinapaw
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Physical Activity Behaviour ◽  
Dietary Behaviour ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
School Based ◽  
Real Life Setting

Background: To promote healthy dietary and physical activity behaviour among primary school children, the city of Amsterdam structurally implements the school-based Jump-in intervention in over half of its primary schools. Previously shown to be effective in stimulating physical activity and outside recess play, our study is the first to evaluate Jump-in’s effect on children’s dietary behaviour. Evaluating the effectiveness and implementation process of an intervention in a real-life setting requests an alternative study design. Methods: we chose a mixed-methods, quasi-experimental Extended Selection Cohorts design to evaluate Jump-in’s effectiveness and implementation process. Children and parents from the first ten primary schools that enrolled in the programme in 2016–2017 were invited to participate. The primary outcomes were children’s dietary behaviour and behavioural determinants, assessed by child and parent questionnaires, and photographs of the food and drinks children brought to school. Process indicators, contextual factors and satisfaction with the programme were assessed by interviews with health promotion professionals, school principals, school project coordinators, and teachers; focus group discussions with parents and children; and document analysis. Discussion: Conducting research in a real-life setting is accompanied by methodological challenges. Using an Extended Selection Cohorts design provides a valuable alternative when a Randomized Controlled design is not feasible.

scholarly journals How Youth of Color Create Communities of Hope: Connecting Advocacy, Activity, and Neighborhood Change

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 3133
Author(s):  
Anna J. Kim ◽  
Jasmine Jones-Bynes ◽  
Nisha Botchwey ◽  
Terry L. Conway
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
After School ◽  
Community Partners ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
School Activities ◽  
School Based ◽  
Youth Advocacy ◽  
Training Impact ◽  
School Club

The primary aim of this paper was to assess the association of after-school club characteristics with changes in physical activity, nutrition, and attitudes in students of color after participating in the “YEAH!” Advocacy-based Physical Activity Program. We examine the strengths of school-based vs. non-school based programs in promoting feelings of self-efficacy and empowerment among students learning to become more physically active—and importantly, also test the strength of how programs that are more connected (to community-based partners) may contribute to students’ optimism around policy and public health as it directly affects them. This study examined differences in the youth advocacy training impact across four after-school club types: school-based with community partnerships, school-based without partnerships, non-school-based with community partners, and non-school-based clubs without partnerships. We measured improvements in youth’s “optimism for change”, “assertiveness” and “decision-making” as related to after school activities and found that non-school-based programs with community partners showed highest positive impact.

scholarly journals Dampak Penerapan Kurikulum Kementerian Agama dan Kurikulum Pesantren terhadap Peningkatan Hasil Belajar Pendidikan Agama Islam di Madrasah Aliyah Negeri Yogyakarta I

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Ainna Khoiron Nawali
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Religious Education ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Boarding School ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
School Programs ◽  
The Subject ◽  
General School ◽  
Short Time

Abstract: This research background is originated from increasing number of madrasah and general school curriculum as a curriculum support, especially on the subject of islamic religious education (PAI). It makes some institutions maintain either lodge, hostel, or boarding school, in order to encourage school programs. For instance, MAN Yogyakarta 1 established boarding school ‘Al Hakim’ to increase horizon of students towards scientific references to Islam. The question is, how do implementation of Kemenag curriculum and boarding school curriculm impact to elevate learning outcomes of PAI. This study attempts to determine for applicating two curriculum derived from kemenag and boarding school. This study utilizes qualitative research. The results show that in practice, kemenag curriculum remains a priority rather than boarding school curriculum; impact and achievement in the implementation of two curriculum have positive impact on learning outcomes such as to have better values on cognitive, affective, and psychomotor; excess two curricula are applied properly will create more students mastering the subject matter of religion. However, drawbacks occur discrepancy between the curriculum from kemenag and boarding school because the materials are not delivered properly and allocated short time. Keywords: Curriculum, Learning Outcomes, Islamic Religious Education

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