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Download full textMorris, Steve D. – US Government Accountability Office, 2022
USDA helps millions of children from low-income households access healthy meals by purchasing food, including seafood, for the NSLP. USDA-purchased foods represent about 15 to 20 percent of the food served in the NSLP. According to the DGA, programs, such as the NSLP, can play an essential role in providing access to healthy meals. This can help…
Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Food, Nutrition, Government Role
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Direct linkLloyd, Naomi Ruth – Pastoral Care in Education, 2022
Pastoral care in education aims to promote the holistic development of all pupils whilst supporting those who experience challenging personal circumstances. Significant developments have been made in this field in recent years, including increased focus in Initial Teacher Education, yet major challenges remain to be addressed nationally and…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Eating Disorders, Barriers, Health Promotion
Lamanauskas, Vincentas; Malinauskiene, Daiva; Augiene, Dalia – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2021
Health education is one of the key components of pre-school education. Preschool age children have acquired knowledge about health, and this forms the basis for developing, maintaining, and strengthening their health. However, children's knowledge of health is insufficient and their healthy lifestyle skills are insufficiently developed. On the one…
Descriptors: Health Education, Preschool Education, Foreign Countries, Child Health
Michelle A. Krahe; Jaimee Stuart; Sara Branch; Mandy Gibson – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2024
Priority-setting is a collective responsibility centred around inclusive engagement and alignment with the needs and desired outcomes of the community. In this study, we leveraged the collective expertise of stakeholders from the child and family service system, to identify priorities for supporting the health, education and wellbeing of children…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Health, Health Promotion, Well Being
Daniel Skinner; Hannah Palme'; Sara Bode; Mary Kay Irwin – Continuity in Education, 2023
This paper presents a historical account of conceptual development at the intersection of American education and health. Beginning with early advancements from the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and the World Health Organization, the authors show the movement from early considerations of the codependency of health and…
Descriptors: Health Education, Health Promotion, School Health Services, Child Health
Angela Denise Munns – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Obesity is an issue that negatively effects the health and wellbeing of children across the U.S. The problem addressed by this study was the increasing percentage of obesity among elementary students in a southeastern school district. Guided by Bandura's social learning theory, the purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore the…
Descriptors: Obesity, Child Health, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
Melissa Le – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Children in Hawai'i demonstrate the highest rates of oral caries in the nation due to multitude of factors, such as a lack of appropriate funding or education, absence of fluoridation in water systems, no local dental schools, and racial/ethnic/socioeconomic disparities. This quality improvement project aimed to increase confidence and knowledge…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Public Schools, Hawaiians
McLoughlin, Gabriella M.; Graber, Kim C.; Woods, Amelia M.; Templin, Tom; Metzler, Mike; Khan, Naiman A. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2020
Purpose: To address the obesity epidemic and promote children's health; several health organizations recommend that schools develop comprehensive programs designed to promote physical activity and health behavior. Given a lack of empirical investigation, the authors sought to understand how physical education programs are perceived within such…
Descriptors: Physical Education, School Activities, Wellness, Student Welfare
Salamat, Arezou; Krpalek, Dragana; Javaherian, Heather – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2021
This study explored the role of occupational therapy practitioners (OTPs) in school-based practice addressing mental health (MH) needs of all students. A sequential explanatory mixed method design which included two stages. Stage One: 61 OTPs in Southern California completed an online survey. Stage Two: 15 OTPs engaged in either an interview or a…
Descriptors: Occupational Therapy, Allied Health Personnel, Attitudes, Mental Disorders
Brockman, Tabetha A.; Sim, Leslie A.; Biggs, Bridget K.; Bronars, Carrie A.; Meiers, Sonja J.; Tolleson, Ellen; Ridgeway, Jennifer L.; Asiedu, Gladys B.; Hanza, Marcelo M.; Olson, Molly A.; Slowiak, Kathleen A.; Weis, Jennifer A.; Patten, Christi A.; Clark, Matthew M.; Millerbernd, Jodi; Sia, Irene G.; Wieland, Mark L. – Health Education Journal, 2020
Objective: To determine intervention needs and to gather stakeholder input regarding healthy eating promotion for youth members served at a Boys & Girls Club in Rochester, Minnesota. Design: Mixed-methods design informed by community-based participatory research principles. Setting and Method: Young people completed a dietary habits…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Youth Programs, After School Programs, Body Height
Bradbury, Daisy; Porcellato, Lorna; Timpson, Hannah; Turner, Gillian; Goodhew, Shirley; Young, Ruth; Isaac, Nabil; Watson, Paula M. – Health Education Journal, 2019
Objective: With the increasing prevalence of unhealthy weight status in pre-school children, this study sought to understand pre-school child weight management practices in Blackburn with Darwen, UK, with a view to informing appropriate intervention strategies. Design: Mixed-methods study (semi-structured interviews, quantitative survey). Setting:…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Preschool Children, Foreign Countries, Physical Activity Level
Kane, Natasha; Neutzling, Misti; St. George, Sara M. – American Journal of Health Education, 2022
Background: Obesity and physical inactivity are serious public health concerns in the United States (US) and globally. COVID-19 restrictions are resulting in decreased physical activity (PA) levels among children. Purpose: To determine barriers and challenges to PA promotion among children during COVID-19 and inform a PA promotion video. Methods:…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Video Technology, Intervention
McIsaac, Jessie-Lee D.; Spencer, Rebecca; Chiasson, Kaleigh; Kontak, Julia; Kirk, Sara F. L. – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Background: Although school nutrition policies (SNPs) have been highlighted as an important intervention to support childhood nutrition, their implementation and maintenance within real-word settings is complex. There is a need to understand the factors that influence implementation by consolidating existing research and identifying commonalities…
Descriptors: School Policy, Nutrition, Intervention, Elementary Secondary Education
Fernández, Cristina R.; Lee, Janet; Duroseau, Nathalie; Vargas-Rodriguez, Ileana; Rieder, Jessica – Health Education Journal, 2021
Objective: The purpose of this study was to characterise parents' concerns for their children's health behaviour and perceptions of motivators and barriers to positive child health behaviour change, and to determine associations between motivators and barriers and parents' priorities for a school-based healthy lifestyle programme. Design:…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Life Style, Parent Attitudes, Barriers
Garcia, Aileen S.; Takahashi, Shinya; Anderson-Knott, Mindy; Dev, Dipti – Journal of School Health, 2019
Background: Physical activity (PA) has long been acknowledged to contribute health benefits among children. However, research has consistently shown that PA declines as children grow older. Thus, this study examined the factors which are associated to children's PA in order to identify potential barriers to PA. Methods: Using data from the…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Child Health, Health Behavior, Barriers
