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Anselma, Manou; Altenburg, Teatske M.; Twisk, Jos W. R.; Wang, Xinhui; Chinapaw, Mai J. M. – Health Education & Behavior, 2023
Most actions targeting children's health behaviors have limited involvement of children in the development, potentially contributing to disappointing effectiveness. Therefore, in the 3-year "Kids in Action" study, 9- to 12-year-old children from a lower-socioeconomic neighborhood were involved as coresearchers in the development,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Action Research, Participatory Research, Health Promotion
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de Greeff, Johannes W.; Hartman, Esther; Mullender-Wijnsma, Marijke J.; Bosker, Roel J.; Doolaard, Simone; Visscher, Chris – Journal of School Health, 2016
Background: Preventing overweight and improving physical fitness in primary school children is a worldwide challenge, and physically active intervention programs usually come with the cost of academic instruction time. This study aimed to investigate effects of physically active academic lessons on body mass index (BMI) and physical fitness in…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Physical Activity Level, Body Composition