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Download full textWalther, Ashley; Chai, Weiwen; Dunker, Tara; Franzen-Castle, Lisa; Krehbiel, Michelle – Afterschool Matters, 2018
Out-of-school time (OST) programs serve youth from diverse demographic backgrounds. OST programs, whose informal settings provide opportunities for experiential learning, can address this problem by implementing nutrition and food-preparation programming to improve participants' dietary knowledge and behaviors. In this article, the authors…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Nutrition, Eating Habits, Youth
Direct linkDelobelle, Peter; Sanders, David; Puoane, Thandi; Freudenberg, Nicholas – Health Education & Behavior, 2016
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) impose a growing burden on the health, economy, and development of South Africa. According to the World Health Organization, four risk factors, tobacco use, alcohol consumption, unhealthy diets, and physical inactivity, account for a significant proportion of major NCDs. We analyze the role of tobacco, alcohol, and…
Descriptors: Risk, Smoking, Drinking, Foreign Countries
Wilson, Melly; Linke, Lance; Bellhouse-King, Mathew; Singh, Malkeet – Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific, 2011
The report describes the percentage of secondary schools that have adopted policies and practices for student wellness, physical education, food service, and nutrition education across the seven jurisdictions in the Pacific Region. Policies include providing professional development for lead health education teachers, developing strategies to…
Descriptors: Food Service, Secondary Schools, Physical Education, Health Education
Wilson, Melly; Linke, Lance; Bellhouse-King, Mathew; Singh, Malkeet – Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific, 2011
The report describes the percentage of secondary schools that have adopted policies and practices for student wellness, physical education, food service, and nutrition education across the seven jurisdictions in the Pacific Region. Policies include providing professional development for lead health education teachers, developing strategies to…
Descriptors: Food Service, Secondary Schools, Physical Education, Health Education
Cawley, John – Future of Children, 2006
In examining the childhood obesity epidemic from the perspective of economics, John Cawley looks at both possible causes and possible policy solutions that work through markets. The operation of markets, says Cawley, has contributed to the recent increase in childhood overweight in three main ways. First, the real price of food fell. In…
Descriptors: Food Service, Obesity, Physical Activities, Nutrition
Grunbaum, Jo Anne; Di Pietra, Jennifer; McManus, Tim; Hawkins, Joseph; Kann, Laura – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005
In 1995, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with state and local education and health agencies, developed the School Health Profiles (Profiles) to measure health education practices and some school health policies. Using input from education and health agencies, Profiles evolved to provide a more comprehensive…
Descriptors: High Schools, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Profiles, Prevention
