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Direct linkKubik, Martha Y.; Lee, Jiwoo – Journal of School Nursing, 2014
Because one in three children is already overweight or obese, school-based interventions targeting secondary obesity prevention merit consideration. This study assessed parent interest in participating in a school-based, school nurse-led weight management program for young school-aged children. A random sample of parents ("n" = 122) of…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, School Health Services, Health Programs, Health Promotion
Johnson, Karen E.; McMorris, Barbara J.; Kubik, Martha Y. – Journal of School Nursing, 2013
Previous research, over a decade old, suggests students attending alternative high schools (AHS) engage in high levels of health-risk behaviors. Data from the 2007 Minnesota Student Survey for students attending AHS ("n" = 2,847) and traditional high schools (THS; "n" = 87,468) were used for this cross-sectional analysis to…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Nontraditional Education, Risk, Health Behavior
Morrison-Sandberg, Leslie F.; Kubik, Martha Y.; Johnson, Karen E. – Journal of School Nursing, 2011
Elementary schools are an optimal setting to provide obesity prevention interventions, yet little is known about the obesity prevention practices of elementary school nurses. The purpose of this study was to gain insight into current obesity-related school nursing practice in elementary schools in Minnesota, opinions regarding school nurse-led…
Descriptors: Obesity, Elementary Schools, Prevention, School Nurses
Stoddard, Sarah A.; Kubik, Martha Y.; Skay, Carol – Journal of School Nursing, 2008
The Institute of Medicine recommends school-based body mass index (BMI) screening as an obesity prevention strategy. While school nurses have provided height/weight screening for years, little has been published describing measurement reliability or process. This study evaluated the reliability of height/weight measures collected by school nurses…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, School Nurses, Interrater Reliability
