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Pescud, Melanie; Pettigrew, Simone; Henley, Nadine – Health Education Journal, 2014
Objective: To explore low socioeconomic parents' beliefs in relation to children's nutrition. Design: A qualitative, longitudinal study over 12 months involving 37 low socioeconomic parents. Setting: Perth, Western Australia. Method: Parents' nutrition-related beliefs were explored via interviews, focus groups and…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Disadvantaged, Obesity, Eating Habits
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Steele, Ric G.; Wu, Yelena P.; Jensen, Chad D.; Pankey, Sydni; Davis, Ann M.; Aylward, Brandon S. – Journal of School Health, 2011
Background: Previous studies have documented the presence of specific barriers to school nurses' communications with families about weight-related health. The purpose of the present study was to contribute to the literature by further analyzing, using focus group methodology, school nurses' perceived barriers to addressing weight-related health…
Descriptors: Barriers, Body Weight, Obesity, Health Promotion