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The Obesity Epidemic: A Call for Health Educators to Lead--A Commentary
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Snelling, Anastasia – American Journal of Health Education, 2012
The childhood obesity epidemic is one of the defining health challenges of this decade and perhaps the 21st century. Obesity rates among youths have nearly tripled in the past three decades. Solving the obesity epidemic requires that students understand and accept the changes within the environment and ultimately modify their health behaviors to…
Descriptors: Obesity, Health Behavior, Teacher Educators, Decision Making
Evaluation of a Family-Centred Children's Weight Management Intervention
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Jinks, Annette; English, Sue; Coufopoulos, Anne – Health Education, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to conduct an in-depth quantitative and qualitative evaluation of a family-based weight loss and healthy life style programme for clinically obese children in England. Design/methodology/approach: The mixed method case study evaluation used included obtaining pre and post measurements of anthropometry and a…
Descriptors: Intervention, Quality of Life, Life Style, Depression (Psychology)
Efficacy of Webinar Training for Continuing Professional Education: Applications for School Personnel in K-12 Settings
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Covington, Julie Anne – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of the researcher was to evaluate the effectiveness of webinar training for K-12 school personnel in childhood obesity prevention tools and resources provided by the North Carolina Prevention Partners (NCPP). A mixed method sequential research design was used to evaluate the training across the first three levels of the Kirkpatrick…
Descriptors: Obesity, Professional Continuing Education, School Personnel, Elementary Secondary Education
An Examination of Educators' Perceptions of the School's Role in the Prevention of Childhood Obesity
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Johnson, Sharon Kay Harris – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Childhood obesity is a prevalent subject of research currently, and many researchers have studied the effectiveness of school programs in battling obesity among students. This case study, utilizing ethnographic tools of observation, interviews, and investigation of artifacts, examines educators' perceptions of the role of the school in the…
Descriptors: Caring, Social Justice, Critical Theory, Obesity
The Effects of Exergaming on Physical Activity among Inactive Children in a Physical Education Classroom
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Fogel, Victoria A.; Miltenberger, Raymond G.; Graves, Rachel; Koehler, Shannon – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2010
Childhood obesity, which is due in part to lack of physical activity, is a serious concern that requires the attention of the behavioral community. Although excessive video game play has been noted in the literature as a contributor to childhood obesity, newer video gaming technology, called "exergaming", has been designed to capitalize…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Obesity, Physical Activities, Video Games
Understanding Our Service-Learning Community: An Exploratory Study of Parent, Teacher, and Student Perceptions about Childhood Obesity
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Massey-Sokes, Marilyn; Meaney, Karen S. – Health Educator, 2006
Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the U.S. University health and physical education programs have a unique opportunity to assist in childhood obesity prevention through service-learning programs. However, prior to the implementation of service-learning curricula, it is imperative to gain insight in the unique needs of the…
Descriptors: Prevention, Physical Education, Health Education, Focus Groups