| Title |
From "best practice" to "next practice": the effectiveness of school-based health promotion in improving healthy eating and physical activity and preventing childhood obesity
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, March 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1479-5868-9-27 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Christina Fung, Stefan Kuhle, Connie Lu, Megan Purcell, Marg Schwartz, Kate Storey, Paul J Veugelers |
| Abstract |
In 2005, we reported on the success of Comprehensive School Health (CSH) in improving diets, activity levels, and body weights. The successful program was recognized as a "best practice" and has inspired the development of the Alberta Project Promoting active Living and healthy Eating (APPLE) Schools. The project includes 10 schools, most of which are located in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas. The present study examines the effectiveness of a CSH program adopted from a "best practice" example in another setting by evaluating temporal changes in diets, activity levels and body weight. |
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| United States | 6 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 33% |
| Unknown | 2 | 17% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 10 | 83% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 8% |
| Scientists | 1 | 8% |
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| United States | 2 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Nigeria | 1 | <1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 369 | 98% |
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| Student > Master | 74 | 20% |
| Student > Bachelor | 51 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 50 | 13% |
| Researcher | 49 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 20 | 5% |
| Other | 64 | 17% |
| Unknown | 68 | 18% |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 72 | 19% |
| Social Sciences | 56 | 15% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 54 | 14% |
| Psychology | 32 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 21 | 6% |
| Other | 56 | 15% |
| Unknown | 85 | 23% |
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