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Sofia O. Sanchez; Katie Funderburk; Erin Reznicek; Sondra M. Parmer; J. B. Hinnant – Journal of School Health, 2025
Background: We sought to determine the impact of school gardens and nutrition education on student fruit and vegetable consumption from limited-income communities in Alabama. Methods: Third grade students at 99 Alabama schools with and without gardens on-site were randomized to receive either nutrition education or to a wait-list control group.…
Descriptors: Gardening, Nutrition Instruction, Low Income Groups, Eating Habits
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Heaman, Doris J.; Estes, Jenny – Journal of School Health, 1997
This study documented the prevalence of exercise-induced asthma (EIA) in rural elementary schools, examining the use of a free-running asthma screening test and peak expiratory flow-rate measurement for school screening. Results indicated that 5.7% of the students had EIA. Absenteeism and poverty were related to EIA. (SM)
Descriptors: Asthma, Attendance Patterns, Diagnostic Tests, Early Identification