ABSTRACT BACKGROUND This study examines school strategies to educate parents over
time about physical activity and nutrition and how those strategies are related to adolescent …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Although there are several evidence‐based recommendations
directed at improving nutrition and physical activity standards in schools, these guidelines …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND School efforts to promote health among students are more
successful when families and community members are involved. METHODS We conducted …

Abstract Background We introduce the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child
approach to supporting student and school staff physical activity and nutrition and describe …

Improving children's nutrition and physical activity have become priorities in the United
States. This quasi-experimental study evaluated the longitudinal effects of a 3-year, school …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND HealthCorps provides school wellness programming using
curricula to promote changes in nutrition, mental health, and physical activity behaviors. The …

Background. Parent involvement varies widely in school-based programs designed to
promote physical activity and healthy nutrition, yet the underlying factors that may limit …

No study to date has examined the effect of a multicomponent school-based physical activity
program on health behavior knowledge in a large sample of low-income children from the …

Background. Schools are an important setting for health promotion because they afford
children and adolescents numerous opportunities to accumulate the recommended physical …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Children from disadvantaged backgrounds are more apt to
experience lower availability of nutritious foods, lack opportunities to exercise, and lack …