scholarly journals A Community Bundle to Lower School-Aged Obesity Rates in a Small Midwestern City

Reports ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Allison Barnes ◽  
Michelle E. Hudgens ◽  
Debora Robison ◽  
Roger Kipp ◽  
Kathleen Strasser ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
School Health ◽  
Food Selection ◽  
Farmers Market ◽  
School Based ◽  
Competitive Foods ◽  
Treatment Clinic ◽  
Favorable Change ◽  
School Cafeterias ◽  
Midwestern City

Background: Multi-component interventions in large communities such as Philadelphia can effectively lower childhood obesity rates. It is less clear whether this type of intervention can be successful in smaller communities with more limited resources. Norwood, Ohio is a small Midwestern city with a population of 19,207. In 2010, Ohio passed a school health law requiring Body Mass Index (BMI) screening of students in kindergarten and grades 3, 5 and 9 along with restrictions on competitive foods and vending machine products and a physical education requirement of 30 min per day. In 2014, Norwood implemented a multi-component childhood obesity prevention and treatment bundle of interventions. Our objective was to describe the effects if this bundle on childhood overweight/obesity (OW/OB) rates. We hypothesized that implementation of the bundle would lower the prevalence of OW/OB in Norwood school children. Methods: In 2012, the Healthy Kids Ohio Act was fully implemented in the Norwood City School District (NCSD). In 2014 a comprehensive bundle was implemented that included: 1. A student gardening program; 2. Supplementation of fresh produce to a local food pantry and a family shelter; 3. A farmers market; 4. A health newsletter; 5. Incentives in the school cafeterias to promote healthy food selection; 6. A 100-mile walking club; 7. “Cook for America” (a “cooked from scratch” intervention for school cafeterias); 8. A school-based obesity treatment clinic; Results: The OW/OB rate in the NCSD was 43% at the time of the Bundle implementation in 2014 and 37% in 2016 (p = 0.029). Conclusions: A childhood OW/OB prevention bundle can be implemented in a small city and is associated with a favorable change in BMI.

Administrasi Layanan Khusus

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haisya Hamini
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
School Health ◽  
Service Management ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
Guidance And Counseling ◽  
School Based ◽  
Special Services ◽  
School Cafeterias

This article describes the administration of special services. The teaching and learning process requires the support of facilities that are not directly used in the classroom. Facilities that do not directly include school libraries, school cooperatives, school health businesses and school cafeterias. Management of special services in schools is effective and efficient School Based Management (SBM). School is one of the facilities that can be used to improve the quality of Indonesia's population. Schools not only have responsibilities and duties to carry out the learning process in developing science and technology, but must maintain and improve students' physical and spiritual health.Special service management in schools is basically defined and organized to facilitate or facilitate learning, and can meet the special needs of students at school. Special services are provided in schools with a view to facilitating the implementation of teaching in the context of achieving educational goals in schools. Special services include guidance and counseling, libraries, laboratories, school health efforts (uks), canteens, school cooperatives, and transportation.

scholarly journals administrasi layanan khusus

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ika mahendra
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
School Health ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
School Based ◽  
Special Services ◽  
Indonesian Population ◽  
School Cafeterias

Abstrak— The teaching and learning process requires the support of facilities that are not directly used in the classroom. Facilities that are not directly included include school libraries, school cooperatives, school health businesses and school cafeterias. Management of special services in a school is an effective and efficient School Based Management (SBM). School is one of the facilities that can be used to improve the quality of the Indonesian population. Schools do not only have the responsibility and duty to carry out the learning process in developing science and technology, but must maintain and improve the physical and spiritual health of students.Management of special services in schools is basically defined and organized to facilitate or facilitate learning, and can meet the special needs of students at school. Special services are held in schools with the intention to facilitate the implementation of teaching in the context of achieving educational goals in schools.

scholarly journals School based screening tools for childhood obesity: a comparison of TSFT, WHR and BMI

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sujaya Mukhopadhyay ◽  
Prasun Bhattacharjee ◽  
Payas Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
School Health ◽  
Screening Tools ◽  
Age Group ◽  
School Based ◽  
Obesity And Overweight ◽  
Better Than

Background: Obesity is an emerging health problem in children and adolescents. Various screening tools are there for assessment of nutritional status and this study was done to compare various methods to screen for obesity and overweight in adolescents that can be used during school health check-up.Methods: This study was conducted in the urban schools of Vadodara city. 609 students were included in the study.Results: Maximum students were in the age group of 16-18 year of which 57.9% were males and 42.03 % females. By using BMI, 4.1% students were found to be obese and 12.8% overweight. 10% students had WHR above the cut-off levels. In 11.3% TSFT was above 90th centile.Conclusions: Comparison between the three parameters done using ANNOVA, shows that TSFT is better than BMI in detecting Obesity.    

scholarly journals Administrasi Layanan Khusus

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haisya Hamini
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
School Health ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
School Based ◽  
Special Services ◽  
Indonesian Population ◽  
School Cafeterias

The teaching and learning process requires the support of facilities that are not directly used in the classroom. Facilities that are not directly included include school libraries, school cooperatives, school health businesses and school cafeterias. Management of special services in a school is an effective and efficient School Based Management (SBM). School is one of the facilities that can be used to improve the quality of the Indonesian population. Schools do not only have the responsibility and duty to carry out the learning process in developing science and technology, but must maintain and improve the physical and spiritual health of students.Management of special services in schools is basically defined and organized to facilitate or facilitate learning, and can meet the special needs of students at school. Special services are held in schools with the intention to facilitate the implementation of teaching in the context of achieving educational goals in schools.

School-based interventions for the treatment of childhood obesity: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression of cluster randomised controlled trials

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
Tarcisus Ho ◽  
Ling Jie Cheng ◽  
Ying Lau
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Risk Of Bias ◽  
Medium Effect ◽  
School Based ◽  
Cluster Randomised ◽  
School Based Interventions ◽  
Meta Regression

Abstract Objective Schools offer an ideal setting for childhood obesity interventions due to their access to children and adolescents. This review aimed to systematically review the impact of school-based intervention for the treatment of childhood obesity. Design Eight databases were searched from inception till May 30, 2020. A revised Cochrane risk-of-bias tool and the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations criteria were used to evaluate the risk of bias and overall evidence. Meta-analysis and meta-regression were performed on Stata software using the random-effects model. Overall effect was evaluated using Hedges’ g, and heterogeneity was assessed using Cochran’s Q and I2. Setting Cluster randomised trials (cluster-RCTs) delivered in school. Participants Children and adolescents (6-18 years of age) with overweight and obesity. Results Twelve cluster-RCTs from seven countries with 1,755 participants were included in the meta-analysis. School-based interventions for the treatment of childhood obesity reduced body mass index (BMI) and BMI z-scores with a medium effect (g=0·52). Subgroup analyses showed the greater effectiveness of brief school-based interventions and the interventions conducted in lower-middle to upper-middle economies. Meta-regression assessed the heterogeneity and the final model, with covariates of the type of economies and trial duration, accounted for 41.2% of the variability. The overall quality of evidence was rated low because of the high risk of bias and inconsistency. Conclusions School-based interventions is a possible approach to provide universal healthcare for the treatment of childhood obesity, and further well-designed cluster-RCTs with longer follow-up are needed. This study is registered with PROSPERO (CRD42020160735).

Health education for deaf Romanian children: parents’ opinions

2019 ◽  
Vol 119 (5/6) ◽  
pp. 341-349
Author(s):  
Laura Ionescu ◽  
Lacramioara Ursache ◽  
Adelina Nicolae ◽  
Adriana Conea ◽  
Cristian Potora ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
School Health ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Smoking Prevention ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Content Type ◽  
North West ◽  
School Based ◽  
School Health Education

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on parents of children with hearing disabilities from Romania and has three objectives. First, it assesses their characteristics regarding use of communication technology. Second, it investigates their opinions regarding the importance of school-based education for healthy lifestyle promotion among their children. Third, it evaluates the availability for their involvement in educational activities using face-to-face approach and communication technology dedicated to helping parents to promote healthy lifestyle among their children, as well as factors which influence this availability. Design/methodology/approach The study was performed in October–November 2015 in two schools deserving children with hearing disabilities from North-West part of Romania. Anonymous questionnaire were filled in by 182 parents. Findings The majority of parents recognize the importance of school-based health education and more than 77 per cent totally agree that it should include issues regarding healthy nutrition, promotion of physical activity and smoking prevention. In total, 80.2 per cent of the parents declared that they are interested to participate in educational activities organized periodically at school and 66.5 per cent declared their interest in educational activities developed through communication technology in order to help them to stimulate the adoption of healthy lifestyle among their children. The availability was influenced by residence, educational level, understanding the importance of parents’ involvement, characteristics regarding the use of communication technology. Originality/value This represents the first study from Romania investigating the opinions and availability for their involvement with regard to school health education among parents of children with hearing deficiencies. The results have several implications for health education among children with hearing deficiencies and their parents.

scholarly journals A childhood obesity prevention programme in Barcelona (POIBA Project): Study protocol of the intervention

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Sánchez-Martínez ◽  
Olga Juárez ◽  
Gemma Serral ◽  
Sara Valmayor ◽  
Rosa Puigpinós ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Total Duration ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Preventive Interventions ◽  
School Based ◽  
Diet And Physical Activity

Background: Childhood obesity preventive interventions should promote a healthy diet and physical activity at home and school. This study aims to describe a school-based childhood obesity preventive programme (POIBA Project) targeting 8-to-12- year-old. Design and methods: Evaluation study of a school-based intervention with a pre-post quasi-experimental design and a comparison group. Schools from disadvantaged neighbourhoods are oversampled. The intervention consists of 9 sessions, including 58 activities of a total duration between 9 and 13 hours, and the booster intervention of 2 sessions with 8 activities lasting 3 or 4 hours. They are multilevel (individual, family and school) and multicomponent (classroom, physical activity and family). Data are collected through anthropometric measurements, physical fitness tests and lifestyle surveys before and after the intervention and the booster intervention. In the intervention group, families complete two questionnaires about their children’s eating habits and physical activity. The outcome variable is the cumulative incidence rate of obesity, obtained from body mass index values and body fat assessed by triceps skinfold thickness. The independent variables are socio-demographic, contextual, eating habits, food frequency, intensity of physical activity and use of new technologies. Expected impact for public health: It is essential to implement preventive interventions at early ages and to follow its effects over time. Interventions involving diet and physical activity are the most common, being the most effective setting the school. The POIBA Project intervenes in both the school and family setting and focuses on the most disadvantaged groups, in which obesity is most pronounced and difficult to prevent.

School-Based Interventions on Childhood Obesity

2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 418-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Consuelo Gonzalez-Suarez ◽  
Anthea Worley ◽  
Karen Grimmer-Somers ◽  
Valentine Dones
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
School Based ◽  
School Based Interventions
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