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Dinour, Lauren M. – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
Competitive foods in schools have historically been scrutinized for their ubiquity and poor nutritional quality, leading many states to enact legislation limiting the availability and accessibility of these items. Evaluations of these policy approaches show their promise in improving the healthfulness of school food environments, considered an…
Descriptors: Conflict, Food, Nutrition, Obesity
Wiecha, Jean L.; And Others – 1991
"Nutrition Counts," the pediatric portion of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's (MDPH) Nutrition Surveillance System, monitors and describes aspects of nutritional status among groups of young children in the state. This report presents cross-sectional data describing 5,176 infants and young children in Massachusetts. Of…
Descriptors: Anemia, Body Height, Body Weight, Child Health
Cluggish, Sarah; Kinder, Gretchen – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2008
Walking today through Somerville, Massachusetts' Winter-Hill Community School during school hours differs markedly compared with just a few years ago. Gone are the greasy potato chips and chocolate-chip cookies from the a la carte offerings in the cafeteria. Missing are the late morning fundraisers when children would fill up on cupcakes and other…
Descriptors: Obesity, Eating Habits, Nutrition, Child Health
Kendrick, Abby Shapiro, Ed.; Messenger, Katherine P., Ed. – 1988
This reference manual and resource guide describes high standards for health policies and day care procedures that reflect current research and recommendations of experts. Chapters 1 and 2, which concern day care's role in health, cover health education in day care and the basics relating to policies, providers, and records. Chapters 3-5 concern…
Descriptors: Administration, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Chronic Illness
Dresslar, Fletcher B. – United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1913
The Fifteenth International Congress on Hygiene and Demography, held in Washington City in the autumn of 1912, was a notable event in the history of sanitation and in the discussion of the conditions of the physical and mental health of the people. The exhibition held in connection with the congress was instructive in many ways, and contained much…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Child Health, Public Health
Fournier, Mary E.; Austin, S. Bryn; Samples, Cathryn L.; Goodenow, Carol S.; Wylie, Sarah A.; Corliss, Heather L. – Journal of School Health, 2009
Background: Previous research has shown that youth who are homeless engage in high-risk behaviors. However, there has been little information published on nutritional and physical activity behaviors in this population, and studies comparing homeless youth in school with their non-homeless peers are scarce. This study compares weight-related risk…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Health Behavior, Risk, Body Weight
Massachusetts Department of Education, 2007
Data collected by the Massachusetts Department of Education (Department) during the 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) suggest that, despite significant efforts to identify homeless students, many are going undetected by their schools. Since the reauthorization of the McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Education Improvement Act under the No…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Federal Legislation, Disadvantaged Youth, At Risk Students
Cluggish, Sarah; Kinder, Gretchen – School Administrator, 2008
Walking today through Somerville, Massachusetts's Winter Hill Community School during school hours differs markedly compared to just a few years ago. Gone are the greasy potato chips and chocolate-chip cookies from the a la carte offerings in the cafeteria. Missing are the late morning fundraisers when children would fill up on cupcakes and other…
Descriptors: Obesity, Eating Habits, Nutrition, Child Health
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1984
The first in a series of five regional fact-gathering committee hearings, this hearing report includes testimony from private and public social agencies in New York, New Jersey, Maine, Massachussetts, and Connecticut. Information and statistics are presented on a wide variety of social problems, including (1) family violence; (2) family planning…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Adolescents, Adults, Blacks
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Kotelchuck, Milton; And Others – American Journal of Public Health, 1984
Using 1978 data from the Massachusetts Birth and Death Registry, examined the effects of WIC prenatal participation. Found that increased WIC participation was associated with enhanced pregnancy outcomes, but suggested that other causal factors also should be considered. (GC)
Descriptors: High Risk Persons, Nutrition, Prenatal Influences, Program Effectiveness
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Rush, David – American Journal of Public Health, 1984
Comments on an article by Kotelchuck and colleagues concerning the benefits of WIC participation on pregnancy outcomes. Raises methodological considerations, especially the effects of duration of WIC participation and benefits, and the problem of matching study subjects with controls. (GC)
Descriptors: Nutrition, Prenatal Influences, Program Evaluation, Research Methodology
Kuross, Emily; Folta, Sara – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2010
In the United States the prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity is growing at an alarming rate. The solution to this complex problem will require involvement from a wide variety of institutions if it is to be successful. Children's museums could potentially be one of the institutions that provide support to families by offering fun,…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Activities, Museums, Child Health