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Direct linkLee, Jiwoo; Kubik, Martha Y.; Fulkerson, Jayne A. – Journal of School Nursing, 2021
An underexamined consequence of childhood obesity is caregivers' missed work attributed to child absence from school due to a health condition. This secondary analysis (N = 123) reported the frequency of missed work among caregivers of children with a body mass index (BMI) at or above the 75th percentile and examined associations with select…
Descriptors: Child Health, Obesity, Body Weight, Body Height
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
