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Jones, Emily; Zuest, Luciana; Bulger, Sean; Elliott, Eloise; Cho, Kibum; Lilly, Christa – Health Education & Behavior, 2020
Background: Schools are an important setting for health promotion because they afford children and adolescents numerous opportunities to accumulate the recommended physical activity (PA) minutes and make other health-related decisions, including healthy eating. Unfortunately, there is little evidence of coordinated school-based health…
Descriptors: Intervention, Health Promotion, Rural Schools, Child Health
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Ferrar, Katia; Golley, Rebecca – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
Risk factors for adolescent overweight and obesity include low levels of physical activity, high levels of sedentary behavior, low fruit and vegetable intake, and low socioeconomic position (SEP). To date, the vast majority of research investigating associations between lifestyle behaviors and weight status analyze dietary and time use factors…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Dietetics, Obesity, Socioeconomic Status