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Download full textWiecha, Jean L.; Hall, Georgia; Gannett, Ellen; Roth, Barbara – Afterschool Matters, 2012
More than 30 percent of American children are either overweight or obese, with a body mass index (BMI) in the 85th percentile or above. Although prevalence varies by age, sex, and ethnicity, all groups are affected. Risk of serious health problems increases with increasing BMI. Childhood obesity, characterized by BMI in the 95th percentile or…
Descriptors: Children, After School Programs, Eating Habits, Nutrition
Hall, Georgia; Charmaraman, Linda – Afterschool Matters, 2011
The process of establishing a healthy male identity can be difficult for many boys. The limited definitions of masculinity available to boys and men are generally characterized by competition, repression of fear and emotion, and physical and emotional strength. Boys of color and those of lower economic status tend to encounter even fewer healthy…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Ethnography, Males, Masculinity
