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| Autor/inn/en | Parsons, Wendy G.; Garcia, Gabriel M.; Hoffman, Pamela K. |
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| Titel | Evaluating School Wellness Policy in Curbing Childhood Obesity in Anchorage, Alaska |
| Quelle | In: Journal of School Nursing, 30 (2014) 5, S.324-331 (8 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| ISSN | 1059-8405 |
| DOI | 10.1177/1059840513513155 |
| Schlagwörter | Obesity; Child Health; Elementary School Students; Wellness; Board of Education Policy; Health Promotion; Prevention; Program Effectiveness; Body Weight; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Ethnic Groups; Low Income Groups; Environmental Influences; Body Composition; Alaska |
| Abstract | In 2006, the Anchorage School District implemented a school wellness policy to address the problem of obesity among its elementary-aged students. We assessed whether the addition of this policy is effective in protecting or preventing students from becoming overweight/obese over time. The methods involved following two cohorts of students for 5 years, a cohort not exposed and a cohort exposed to the policy. The results show that exposure to the policy does not significantly protect or prevent students from becoming overweight/obese. However, we found that regardless of being exposed to the policy, boys (odds ratio [OR] = 1.12), ethnic minorities, (OR = 1.18), and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (OR = 1.44) were more likely to remain or become overweight/obese. Our findings suggest that factors outside the school may be impacting students' overweight/obese status. Efforts to curb the problem of childhood obesity should extend to the children's communities and homes. (As Provided). |
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| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2017/4/10 |
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