ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Improving the academic achievement of youth in the United
States is an area of interest and a critical indicator of the future success of the youth. The …

Peer Reviewed: Design and Implementation of a Nutrition and Physical Activity Curriculum for
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Long-term data on maintenance of intervention effects of health promotion programs
targeting fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake in children is lacking. We conducted a two-year …

Obesity rates among preschool-aged children have doubled in the past 10 years, and 60%
of these children spend the majority of their day in childcare facilities. Few studies have …

Purpose. Examine the impact of the Children's Power Play! Campaign on fruit and vegetable
(FV) intake and physical activity (PA). Design. Study design was a cluster randomized …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Reversing decline in physical fitness and increase in excess
body weight in school children are considered major public health challenges. We …

By fall 2006 each school division participating in the National School Lunch Program was
mandated to establish a local wellness policy. The study objective was to assess schools' …

BACKGROUND: National health objectives call for improved diet and more regular physical
activity among children. We tested the effects of a school-based program to improve …

Background Coordinated, multi-component school-based interventions can improve health
behaviors in children, as well as parents, and impact the weight status of students. By …

BACKGROUND: Underserved children, particularly girls and those in urban communities, do
not meet the recommended physical activity guidelines (> 60min of daily physical activity) …