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Direct linkGeorge, Valerie; Escobar, Su-Nui; Harris, Cristen – American Journal of Health Education, 2008
Background: In 2004, in an attempt to address the current obesity epidemic, the United States Department of Health and Human Services announced a strategy to focus on educating the public on the concept of energy balance. The premise of "Calories Count" was that energy balance is primarily a function of calories in (energy in food)…
Descriptors: Obesity, Health Education, Physical Activities, Health Promotion
Johnson, Suzanne Bennett; Pilkington, Lorri L.; Lamp, Camilla; He, Jianghua; Deeb, Larry C. – Journal of School Health, 2009
Background: This study assessed parent reactions to school-based body mass index (BMI) screening. Methods: After a K-8 BMI screening program, parents were sent a letter detailing their child's BMI results. Approximately 50 parents were randomly selected for interview from each of 4 child weight-classification groups (overweight, at risk of…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Exercise, Screening Tests
