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Asada, Yuka; Hughes, Alejandro; Chriqui, Jamie – Health Education & Behavior, 2017
Background: Recent federal policies aimed to ensure that all children have equitable access to healthy school nutrition environments. However, historically, disparities have persisted in the quality of school nutrition environments across geographic and socioeconomic groups. There is limited literature addressing if and how recent efforts to…
Descriptors: School Policy, Nutrition, Qualitative Research, Health Promotion
McIsaac, Jessie-Lee D.; Spencer, Rebecca; Chiasson, Kaleigh; Kontak, Julia; Kirk, Sara F. L. – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Background: Although school nutrition policies (SNPs) have been highlighted as an important intervention to support childhood nutrition, their implementation and maintenance within real-word settings is complex. There is a need to understand the factors that influence implementation by consolidating existing research and identifying commonalities…
Descriptors: School Policy, Nutrition, Intervention, Elementary Secondary Education
Huitink, Marlijn; Poelman, Maartje P.; Seidell, Jacob C.; Dijkstra, S. Coosje – Health Education & Behavior, 2021
Supermarkets located near schools influence adolescents' food consumption. The aims of this study were: (1) to measure dietary behaviors during school hours; (2) to investigate the effect of a nutrition peer-education intervention in supermarkets within walking distance to secondary schools on nutritional knowledge and attitudes toward healthy…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Nutrition Instruction, Case Studies, Retailing
Schwartz, Marlene B.; Novak, Sarah A.; Fiore, Susan S. – Health Education & Behavior, 2009
Removing low nutrition snacks from schools is controversial. Although the objective is to decrease the consumption of these foods at school, some critics argue that children will compensate by eating more of these foods at home. Others worry that school-based obesity prevention programs will increase student preoccupation with weight. The present…
Descriptors: Obesity, Middle School Students, Prevention, Nutrition
Schlange, Kallie; Franzen-Castle, Lisa; Walther, Ashley; Dunker, Tara; Krehbiel, Michelle – Health Education & Behavior, 2021
Many youth programs focused on improving health outcomes have not examined parent/caregiver perceptions post-participation even though they may significantly influence youth behaviors. The primary purpose of this study was to examine changes in adult perceptions of youth- and family-related behavior after youth participated in a 12-week…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Program Effectiveness, Health Promotion, After School Programs
Williams, Susan Lee; Mummery, W. Kerry – Health Education & Behavior, 2011
Identification of the relationships between adolescent overweight and obesity and physical activity and a range of intrapersonal and interpersonal factors is necessary to develop relevant interventions which target the health needs of adolescents. This study examined adolescent body mass index (BMI) and participation in moderate and vigorous…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Obesity, Body Composition, Physical Activities
Jaenke, Rachael L.; Collins, Clare E.; Morgan, Philip J.; Lubans, David R.; Saunders, Kristen L.; Warren, Janet M. – Health Education & Behavior, 2012
The aim of this study was to examine gender differences in the impact of a school garden and nutrition curriculum on fruit and vegetable intake, willingness to taste, and taste ratings in 127 children (11 to 12 years, 54% boys) in regional New South Wales, Australia. Classes were assigned to wait-list control, nutrition education only (NE), or…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Eating Habits, Gardening, Food
LeBlanc, Jasmine; Ward, Stephanie; LeBlanc, Caroline P. – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Adolescents' intake of vegetables and fruits is generally low, and many demonstrate unhealthy eating behaviors. Food literacy may be key to improving adolescents' nutrition. However, the relationship between food literacy, fruit and vegetable intake, and other healthy eating behaviors remains unclear, as well as how these relationships may differ…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Food, Eating Habits, Knowledge Level
Lytle, Leslie A.; Murray, David M.; Perry, Cheryl L.; Story, Mary; Birnbaum, Amanda S.; Kubik, Martha Y.; Varnell, Sherri – Health Education & Behavior, 2004
This article reports on the outcomes of the Teens Eating for Energy and Nutrition at School (TEENS) study, a 2-year intervention study conducted in 16 middle schools with a goal of increasing students' intakes of fruits, vegetables, and lower fat foods. Despite positive interim results for students randomized to intervention schools, the positive…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Intervention, Formative Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
Kubik, Martha Young; Story, Mary; Rieland, Gayle – Health Education & Behavior, 2007
School-based body mass index (BMI) screening and parent notification programs have been advanced as an obesity prevention strategy. However, little is known about how to develop and implement programs. This qualitative study explored the opinions and beliefs of parents of elementary school students concerning school-based BMI screening programs,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Information Needs, Obesity, Body Composition
Spruance, Lori Andersen; Myers, Leann; O'Malley, Keelia; Rose, Donald; Johnson, Carolyn C. – Health Education & Behavior, 2017
Background: Consumption levels of fruits and vegetables (F/V) among children/adolescents are low. Programs like school-based salad bars (SB) provide children/adolescents increased F/V access. Aims: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between SB use and individual and school-level factors among elementary and secondary school…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Lunch Programs, Nutrition
Williams, Pamela A.; Cates, Sheryl C.; Blitstein, Jonathan L.; Hersey, James C.; Kosa, Katherine M.; Long, Valerie A.; Singh, Anita; Berman, Danielle – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
Background: Nutrition education in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) is designed to promote healthy eating behaviors in a low-income target population. Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of six SNAP-Ed interventions delivered in child care centers or elementary school settings in increasing participating…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Intervention, Control Groups, Nutrition Instruction
Ridder, Monica A. M.; Koning, Maaike; Visscher, Tommy L. S.; Hirasing, Remy A.; Seidell, Jacob C.; Renders, Carry M. – Health Education & Behavior, 2018
Energy balance-related behavior on schooldays and beliefs about school-based interventions may differ between students in different educational levels, sexes, and BMI (body mass index) categories. In Zwolle (the Netherlands), 1,084 adolescents (13-15 years) at 9 secondary schools completed a questionnaire. Overweight prevalence (boys 18.1%, girls…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Health Behavior, Questionnaires, Body Composition
Dinour, Lauren M.; Pole, Antoinette – Health Education & Behavior, 2017
Background: The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 authorizes the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish nutritional standards for all foods sold in schools participating in federally funded meal programs. These foods, known as competitive foods, are commonly found in school cafeterias, vending machines, fundraisers, and snack bars…
Descriptors: Food, Nutrition, Standards, Competition
Treviño, Roberto P.; Vasquez, Liset; Shaw-Ridley, Mary; Mosley, Desiree; Jechow, Katherine; Piña, Christina – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
Introduction: In the United States, one out of every seven low-income children between the ages of 2 and 5 years is at risk for overweight and obesity. Formative research was conducted to determine if preschool children participating in family-style meals consumed the minimum food servings according to U.S. Department of Agriculture dietary…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Low Income Groups, Food, Dietetics