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Nardelli, Vanessa M.; Wein, Eleanor E. – 1996
The purpose of this handbook is to develop positive attitudes and skills toward healthy eating and healthy lifestyles among Yukon First Nations people. The introduction describes traditional food sources of the Yukon and how Native peoples met their nutritional needs by eating a variety of wild animal, fish, and plant foods. However, current…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Canada Natives, Child Health, Dietetics
Jones, Karen H.; Nagel, K. L. – 1991
A study was designed to determine the following: (1) if concepts associated with eating disorders are being addressed in home economics courses; (2) through what context the concepts are presented; and (3) if the following variables affect whether, with which emphasis, and in what context the teacher presents concepts--having previous personal…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia, Course Content
Meyers, Alan; And Others – 1988
Children who participate in the School Breakfast Program show significant improvement in academic performance and tardiness rates, and a trend toward improvement in absenteeism. The School Breakfast Program was created by Congress in 1966 to provide a breakfast on school days for low income children who would otherwise have none. Children…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Ancillary School Services, Attendance
Kirschner Associates, Inc., Albuquerque, NM. – 1983
This document is part of a five-volume nationwide study of Nutrition Services operations and elderly citizens participating in congregate dining and home delivery services authorized by Title III-C of the Older Americans' Act. This volume contains the questionnaires used in the study. Section 1 gives a report overview and acknowledgements. Section…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Dining Facilities, Eating Habits, Federal Programs
Schilling, Brenda; And Others – 1986
The United States is a land of people with diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds. There will be a time when every counselor is called on to serve clients from a culture different from his or her own. This guide promotes awareness of cross-cultural counseling problems, and provides information for counseling clients with different beliefs,…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Beliefs, Blacks
Minter, Margaret; And Others – 1975
This teacher's manual presents lesson plans and recipes designed for use with preschool children, discusses the need for early nutrition education, and offers suggestions for conducting cooking activities in the classroom. Specific ideas are provided to involve handicapped children in cooking experiences. Nutrition education in the preschool is…
Descriptors: Cooking Instruction, Curriculum Guides, Early Childhood Education, Eating Habits
Philip, Sister Marie, Ed.; And Others – 1968
Investigations into the sociocultural pattern of life in Rennes, France, are presented in this study. Topics include: (1) the modern family in Rennes, (2) the university generation, (3) social growth and expansion, (4) life in the Maurepas quarter, (5) cultural development, (6) shops and shopkeepers, (7) French eating habits, (8) rural living, and…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context, Cultural Education, Culture Contact
Handley, Elizabeth J. – 1972
This study was undertaken for the purpose of seeing how a health counseling program for overweight girls could be developed in a secondary high school setting. The study first reviews the health literature on obesity, surveys school nurse-teacher health counseling programs, and investigates relaxed community characteristics. The report on a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Counseling, Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Services
Mikow, Victoria A. – 1995
A survey of 2,439 high school students (the 1993 Youth Risk Behavior Survey) in North Carolina found that students present a mixed picture of healthy and risky physical, nutritional, and weight management practices. The survey examined perception of body weight; weight control by gender; method of weight control; consumption of fruit or fruit…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Athletics, Body Weight
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1998
This educational kit includes a teacher's workbook, a student's workbook, 55 reproducible student handouts, and a 6-session, 60-minute videotape. The program complements the nutrition subject area of Ohio's Competency-Based Program in Health and Physical Education for grades 7-8. Activities are interdisciplinary and closely related to the…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Comprehensive School Health Education, Eating Habits, Grade 7
Robertson, Brian – 1998
This report describes results from the 1997 Utah Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) and the 1996 Utah School Health Education Profile (SHEP). The YRBS surveyed 9th-12th graders in a random sample of schools about their behaviors that risk their health. Results indicated that students still engage in behaviors that put them at risk for injury or…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Comprehensive School Health Education, Eating Habits

Kann, Laura; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1996
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six categories of health-risk behaviors: injury-inviting behaviors, tobacco use, alcohol and other drug use, sexual behaviors, unhealthy diet, and physical inactivity. This report summarizes results from the national survey, 35 state surveys, and 16 local surveys conducted among high…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Drinking, Eating Habits, Health Behavior

Graber, Julia A.; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne – Reclaiming Children and Youth: Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems, 1996
Describes the dramatic increase in eating and depressive disorders experienced by significant numbers of girls as they pass through puberty. The Adolescent Study Program followed girls with eating and depressive problems across the entire adolescent decade. Discusses characteristics which are predictive of more intense problems while suggesting…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Anorexia Nervosa, At Risk Persons, Behavior Problems

Robinson, Thomas N.; Killen, Joel D. – Journal of Health Education, 1995
This study assessed ninth graders for evidence of ethnic and gender differences in the relationships between television viewing and adiposity, physical activity, and dietary fat intake. Television viewing related to increased dietary fat intake, and cultural factors influenced the susceptibilities of children to the effects of television viewing.…
Descriptors: Dietetics, Eating Habits, Ethnic Groups, Grade 9

Perry, Cheryl L.; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1990
Describes objectives of the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health multisite intervention study which develops behavioral school health education plans. It targets third through fifth graders, stressing cardiovascular health behaviors (e.g., eating habits, physical activity, and smoking). Curricula, school environmental change, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cardiovascular System, Eating Habits, Elementary Education