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Norman, Moss E.; Petherick, LeAnne; Garcia, Eric; Giesbrecht, Gordon; Duhamel, Todd – Sport, Education and Society, 2018
Within the Canadian context, the physical activity levels of children and youth in the after school time period has become a source of public health concern. We argue that this concern is informed by broader public health crises, in particular the "global obesity epidemic" and the closely related "global pandemic of physical…
Descriptors: Criticism, After School Education, Health Education, Active Learning
Petherick, LeAnne; Beausoleil, Natalie – Canadian Journal of Education, 2015
Epidemiological data construct the population of Newfoundland and Labrador as being one of the most obese populations in Canada. The concern for child and youth health is particularly pertinent within school culture and places teachers in precarious positions where they are being asked to share in shaping healthy lifestyle messages while also…
Descriptors: Females, Elementary School Teachers, Health Behavior, Teaching Methods