scholarly journals The Role of Family and Community Involvement in the Development and Implementation of School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policy

2015 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Kehm ◽  
Cynthia S. Davey ◽  
Marilyn S. Nanney
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
School Nutrition ◽  
Physical Activity Policy ◽  
Nutrition And Physical Activity ◽  
Family And Community Involvement

scholarly journals State School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policy Environments and Youth Obesity

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilyn S. Nanney ◽  
Toben Nelson ◽  
Melanie Wall ◽  
Tarek Haddad ◽  
Martha Kubik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
School Nutrition ◽  
State School ◽  
Policy Environments ◽  
Physical Activity Policy ◽  
Nutrition And Physical Activity ◽  
Youth Obesity

scholarly journals Promoting Physical Activity With the Out of School Nutrition and Physical Activity (OSNAP) Initiative

2016 ◽  
Vol 170 (2) ◽  
pp. 155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angie L. Cradock ◽  
Jessica L. Barrett ◽  
Catherine M. Giles ◽  
Rebekka M. Lee ◽  
Erica L. Kenney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
School Nutrition ◽  
Nutrition And Physical Activity ◽  
Out Of School

scholarly journals Integrated Role of Nutrition and Physical Activity for Lifelong Health

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karsten Koehler ◽  
Clemens Drenowatz
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Metabolic Diseases ◽  
Musculoskeletal Health ◽  
Healthy Nutrition ◽  
Improve Body Composition ◽  
Nutrition And Physical Activity

It is well established that healthy nutrition and physical activity (PA) are key lifestyle factors that modulate lifelong health through their ability to improve body composition, musculoskeletal health, and physical and cognitive performance, as well as to prevent metabolic diseases including obesity, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease across the lifespan [...]

scholarly journals Cardiorespiratory effects of project energize: a whole-of region primary school nutrition and physical activity programme in New Zealand in 2011 and 2015

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn Cairncross ◽  
Victor Obolonkin ◽  
Tara Coppinger ◽  
Elaine Rush
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Cardiorespiratory Fitness ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
School Nutrition ◽  
Z Score ◽  
Z Scores ◽  
Nutrition And Physical Activity

Abstract Background Since 2004, Sport Waikato has delivered Project Energize, a through-school nutrition and physical activity program to primary schools in the Waikato. As part of the program’s continued assessment and quality control, the programme was evaluated in 2011 and 2015. This paper’s aim was to compare the cardiorespiratory fitness (time to run 550 m (T550)) levels of children participating in Project Energize in 2011 and 2015. Methods In the 2011 evaluation of Project Energize, gender specific- T550-for-age Z scores (T550AZ) were derived from the T550 of 4832 Waikato children (2527 girls; 2305 boys; 36% Māori) aged between 6 and 12 years. In 2015, T550 was measured for 4798 (2361 girls; 2437 boys; 32% Māori) children, representative of age, gender and school socioeconomic status (SES). The T550AZ for every child in the 2015 study and 2011 evaluation were derived and differences in T550 between 2015 and 2011 by gender, SES and age were determined using independent t-tests. Multiple regression analysis predicted T550 Z score and run time, using year of measurement, gender, ethnicity, age and school SES. Results With and without adjustment, children in 2015 ran 550 m faster than in 2011 (adjusted Z score 0.06, time 11 s). Specifically, girls ran at a similar speed in 2015 as 2011 but boys were faster than in 2011 (Z score comparison P < 0.001, mean difference 0.18 95%CI 0.12, 0.25). Regression analysis showed time taken to run 550 m was 11 s less in 2015 compared with 2011. Boys ran it 13 s faster than girls (Z score 0.07) and for each 1 year age increase, children were 8 s slower (Z score 0.006). For each 10% decrease in SES, children were 3 s slower (Z score 0.004) and Māori children were 5 s slower than Non-Māori children (Z score 0.15). Conclusions The findings from this study support the continuation of the delivery of Project Energize in the Waikato region of New Zealand, as cardiorespiratory fitness scores in 2015, compared to 2011, were improved, particularly for lower SES schools and for Māori children. Ethnically diverse populations, schools with higher deprivation and girls, continue to warrant further attention to help achieve equity.

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