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Direct linkJones, Marla M.; Carnes, Michael C.; Adams, Thomas; Bryant, Lance G.; Church, Brian; Stillwell, Jimmy L. – Journal of School Health, 2018
BACKGROUND: Obesity in children and adolescents has become one of the most critical public health problems in the United States. Schools may play an important role in raising awareness and possibly slowing the obesity epidemic. METHODS: The purpose of this study was to gather information on parents' perception and use of body mass index (BMI)…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Physical Education Teachers, Obesity, Consciousness Raising
Phillips, Martha M.; Goodell, Melanie; Raczynski, James M.; Philyaw Perez, Amanda G. – Journal of School Health, 2012
Background: Epidemic increases in childhood obesity and associated health risks are resulting in efforts to implement school policies related to nutrition and physical activity (NPA). With multicomponent policy efforts, challenges exist in characterizing the extent of policy change across the breadth of NPA policies. Methods: Aggregated policy…
Descriptors: School Policy, Public Schools, Child Health, Obesity
Justus, Michelle B.; Ryan, Kevin W.; Rockenbach, Joy; Katterapalli, Chaitanya; Card-Higginson, Paula – Journal of School Health, 2007
Background: To comprehensively address the childhood and adolescent obesity epidemic, Arkansas enacted Act 1220 of 2003. Among a series of community- and school-based interventions, the Act requires each public school student to have his/her body mass index (BMI) assessed and reported annually to parents. The process of implementing this policy on…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Obesity, Body Composition, Academic Achievement
Hurst, Marianne D. – Education Week, 2004
This article reports the findings of a statewide study evaluating the body weights of nearly all public school students in Arkansas. Researchers in Arkansas analyzed "body-mass index" data for more than 345,000 students at all grade levels in 93 percent of the state's public schools during the 2003-04 school year. Based on the data, the…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Obesity, Body Composition, Child Health
