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Evaluating School Wellness Policy in Curbing Childhood Obesity in Anchorage, Alaska
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Parsons, Wendy G.; Garcia, Gabriel M.; Hoffman, Pamela K. – Journal of School Nursing, 2014
In 2006, the Anchorage School District implemented a school wellness policy to address the problem of obesity among its elementary-aged students. We assessed whether the addition of this policy is effective in protecting or preventing students from becoming overweight/obese over time. The methods involved following two cohorts of students for 5…
Descriptors: Obesity, Child Health, Elementary School Students, Wellness