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Direct linkHendershot, Candace; Telljohann, Susan K.; Price, James H.; Dake, Joseph A.; Mosca, Nancy W. – Journal of School Nursing, 2008
This study examines elementary school nurses' perceived efficacy expectations, perceived barriers, and perceived benefits to measuring body mass index (BMI) in students in schools with mandated BMI policies versus schools without mandated policies. Of the 2,629 school nurses participating in the study, 67% believe nurses should measure BMI in…
Descriptors: Body Composition, School Nurses, Body Weight, Elementary Schools
Peer reviewedPrice, James H.; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1987
Responses of 250 school nurses to a questionnaire regarding childhood obesity revealed that most believed that normal weight was important to children's health and that they should be role models by maintaining normal weight. Most also found child and parent weight loss counseling difficult and that schools should do more to alleviate childhood…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Body Weight, Educational Needs, Elementary Education
