ERIC Number: EJ1008950
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Feb
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-8405
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Geographic Differences in Physical Education and Adolescent BMI: Have Legal Mandates Made a Difference?
Anderson, Laura M.; Aycock, Katherine E.; Mihalic, Caitlin A.; Kozlowski, Darcie J.; Detschner, Angela M.
Journal of School Nursing, v29 n1 p52-60 Feb 2013
The school environment is an ideal setting for healthy weight programming with adolescents. The federal government has reinforced the importance of school-based health promotion. The current study examined the preliminary influence of the 2006 school wellness policy requirement of the "Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act" (CNWICRA) on adolescent Body Mass Index (BMI) and physical education participation. Nationally representative data from the 2003 and 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey (YRBSS) were used. The authors examined BMI percentile and physical education participation based on survey year and geographic region. Results suggest a slight decrease in BMI with no changes in physical education participation. A main effect for geographic region was found for both physical education participation and BMI percentile, while a geographic region-by-survey year interaction was discovered when analyzing BMI percentiles. Results suggest a need for continued investigation and may inform future healthy weight programming and geographically tailored wellness policies. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Body Weight, Body Composition, Adolescents, Health Promotion, Nutrition, Wellness, School Policy, Physical Education, Student Participation, Geographic Location, Obesity, Physical Activity Level, Eating Habits, Secondary School Students, Public Schools, Private Schools, Catholic Schools, Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, Data Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 9; Grade 10; Grade 11; Grade 12
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Youth Risk Behavior Survey
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