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Strategies for Weight and BMI Discretion When Administering the FitnessGram
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Whitehead, Robyn; Rice, Sharon – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2023
The purpose of this column is to provide strategies for physical education (PE) teachers/coaches on how to obtain weight and BMI readings discretely from their students. Continuing to acquire weight and BMI readings where the students can see and know their own readings, and the readings of their peers can lead to serious unplanned concerns. These…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Athletic Coaches, Body Weight, Body Height
Teaching the Self-Regulation of Eating
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Standen, Erin C.; Furman, Celina R.; Mann, Traci – Teaching of Psychology, 2018
Although most psychology courses do not include the topic of eating, we believe it can be rewarding to teach because much of the conventional wisdom about eating is wrong. Teachers can use scientific evidence to clarify incorrect, but long-held, beliefs that many students have about eating, including the extent to which weight is under individual…
Descriptors: Psychology, Eating Habits, Self Control, Body Weight
2019 Montana Youth Risk Behavior Survey High School Results and 2019 Comparative Tables for: Grades 7-8; American Indian Students on or near a Reservation; American Indian Students in Urban Schools; Nonpublic Accredited Schools; Alternative Schools; Students with Disabilities
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Montana Office of Public Instruction, 2019
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is an epidemiologic surveillance system that was established by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help monitor the prevalence of behaviors that not only influence youth health, but also put youth at risk for the most significant health and social problems that can occur during…
Descriptors: High School Students, Health Behavior, National Surveys, Risk
2017 Montana Youth Risk Behavior Survey High School Results and 2017 Comparative Tables for: Grades 7-8; American Indian Students on or near a Reservation; American Indian Students in Urban Schools; Nonpublic Accredited Schools; Alternative Schools; Students with Disabilities
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Montana Office of Public Instruction, 2017
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is an epidemiologic surveillance system that was established by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help monitor the prevalence of behaviors that not only influence youth health, but also put youth at risk for the most significant health and social problems that can occur during…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, High School Students, National Surveys, Risk