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Direct linkLucine Francis; Jennifer K. Peterson; Alexandra Peary; Erika Estrada-Ibarra; Nancy G. Russell; Krista Schroeder – Journal of School Nursing, 2025
Overweight and obesity are common in school-age children. Policy, system, and environmental (PSE) approaches--which entail making upstream changes to a school's context--can be leveraged to reduce childhood obesity. Nurses can advance PSE approaches in schools to promote healthy living habits. This review examines the effect of nurse-involved PSE…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, School Nurses, Comprehensive School Health Education
Safiya S. Bakarman; Michael Weaver; Lisa Scarton – Journal of School Nursing, 2024
School-age children with overweight or obesity continue to be problematic in the United States, and are associated with many health, social, and financial problems. Schools provide an excellent venue in which to promote healthy weight in students, and school nurses are well-positioned to play an essential role in controlling obesity. The number of…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Body Weight, Body Height, Educational Environment
