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Adolescent Health Behaviors in Schools with 4- versus 5-Day School Weeks
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Israel, Whitney; Mulitauopele, Christine; Ma, Ming; Levinson, Arnold H.; Cikara, Lauren; Brooks-Russell, Ashley – Journal of School Health, 2020
Background: The adoption of a shortened school week from the traditional 5 to 4 days is increasing nationwide. Budgetary and staffing needs are driving the change, yet research on the effects on students is lacking, especially regarding student health. Our study examined student health in 4 vs 5-day schools in Colorado, a state with one of the…
Descriptors: School Schedules, Adolescents, Health Behavior, Correlation
Plate Waste and Attitudes among High School Lunch Program Participants
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Haas, Jessica; Cunningham-Sabo, Leslie; Auld, Garry – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2014
Purpose/Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine: (1) What foods high school students participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) are discarding the most? (2) How much of these foods they are discarding? and (3) What are their perceptions towards school lunch? Methods: Researchers measured plate waste at two high…
Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Wastes, High School Students, Student Attitudes
A Healthy Harvest: Adolescents Grow Food and Well-Being with Policy Implications for Education, Health and Community Planning
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Pevec, Illene Susan – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The severe youth health crisis involving overweight and obesity requires a complex policy response involving multiple domains: education, agriculture, health services, and community planning. This research examines gardening's affective benefits for adolescents and the potential school and youth gardens have to support healthy communities.…
Descriptors: Health Services, Adolescents, Biology, Sensory Experience
2007 Youth Policy Summit Summary
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Reid, Ellen; Fussell, Annemarie; Templin, Elizabeth – NCSSSMST Journal, 2007
The NCSSSMST (National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology) and Keystone Science School co-sponsored two Youth Policy Summits during the summer of 2007. Forty students represented 10 high schools from across the country at each Summit, meeting for a week in June and August at Keystone Science School…
Descriptors: High Schools, Obesity, Energy Conservation, Youth