We Can Do That! Collaborative Assessment of School Environments to Promote Healthy Adolescent Nutrition and Physical Activity Behaviors

Autor/inn/en	Williams, Susan L.; Mummery, W. Kerry
Titel	We Can Do That! Collaborative Assessment of School Environments to Promote Healthy Adolescent Nutrition and Physical Activity Behaviors
Quelle	In: Health Education Research, 30 (2015) 2, S.272-284 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0268-1153
DOI	10.1093/her/cyv007
Schlagwörter	Prevention; Program Effectiveness; Obesity; Adolescents; Intervention; Developmentally Appropriate Practices; Formative Evaluation; Educational Environment; Parents; Secondary School Teachers; Secondary School Students; Statistical Analysis; Qualitative Research; Body Weight; Health Promotion; Nutrition Instruction; Parent Participation; Gender Differences; School Community Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prävention; Vorbeugung; Adipositas; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Entwicklungsbezogene Bildung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Eltern; Sekundarschüler; Statistische Analyse; Qualitative Forschung; Körpergewicht; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Nutrition education; Ernährungserziehung; Elternmitwirkung; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	Evidence for effectiveness of school-based studies for prevention of adolescent obesity is equivocal. Tailoring interventions to specific settings is considered necessary for effectiveness and sustainability. The PRECEDE framework provides a formative research approach for comprehensive understanding of school environments and identification of key issues/areas to focus resources and energies. No reported studies have tested applicability of the PRECEDE framework in schools in relation to obesity. Adolescents (n = 362), parents (n = 349) and teachers (n = 146) from six secondary schools participated in two quantitative studies and two qualitative studies. Data collected from these studies permitted confirmation of adolescent overweight/obesity a health issue for schools; the need for secondary schools to focus health promotion efforts on healthy nutrition, with inclusion of parents/homes and appreciation for gender differences in developing interventions. Community buy-in and commitment to school-based obesity prevention programs may be dependent on initially addressing what may be perceived as minor issues, and developing policies to guide practices within schools in relation to supply and access to healthy foods, use of sporting equipment and participation in physical activities. The PRECEDE framework allows systematic assessment of school environments and provided opportunity to identify realistic and relevant interventions for promoting healthy adolescent physical activity and nutrition behaviors. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01