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Sharma, Shreela V.; Chuang, Ru-Jye; Byrd-Williams, Courtney; Vandewater, Elizabeth; Butte, Nancy; Hoelscher, Deanna M. – Journal of School Health, 2019
Background: Through the Texas Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration study, we implemented and evaluated a system-oriented model of primary and secondary prevention approaches to mitigate obesity among low-income Texas children aged 2 to 12 years. Primary prevention included implementing the Coordinated Approach To Child Health Early Childhood…
Descriptors: Obesity, Health Promotion, Prevention, Program Implementation
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Hoppenfeld, Jared; Graves, Stephanie J.; Sewell, Robin R.; Halling, T. Derek – Public Services Quarterly, 2019
Sedentary behavior has increased over the last several decades, and this has led to major life-threatening health issues. Texas A&M University Libraries has introduced an innovative idea in three of their buildings. This case study highlights the implementation of Bike Desks at an academic library while offering strategies for other libraries…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Academic Achievement, Academic Libraries, Furniture
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Freeny, Jamie; Cummings, Angela; Hillard Alford, Margo; Hanke, June; Lloyd, Linda; Boswell, Deborah – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2014
Objectives: To describe the development of a collaborative partnership to improve birth outcomes in Harris County, Texas. Methods: State and city-level maternal and infant health data were re-analyzed and presented to stakeholders at the zip-code level to generate a renewed response to health issues in these populations, particularly infant…
Descriptors: Mothers, Prenatal Care, Birth, Infant Mortality
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Jain, Anjali; Langwith, Casey – Journal of School Health, 2013
Background: Although studies have shown that school-based obesity interventions can be effective, little is known about how to translate and implement programs into real-world school settings. Methods: Semistructured interviews were conducted in spring 2012 with 19 key informants who participated in a multifaceted childhood obesity intervention…
Descriptors: Obesity, Intervention, Semi Structured Interviews, School Nurses
Betsinger, Alicia M.; King, Christoper T. – 1999
This project report presents findings on the implementation and progress of the On the Right Track program during the second year of a four-year grant period. The project, which began in July of 1997, is designed to assess and document the magnitude, severity, and secondary conditions of disabilities for persons with disabilities in Texas, to…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Health Promotion, Incidence
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Roberts-Gray, Cynthia; Solomon, Teshia; Gottlieb, Nell; Kelsey, Ellen – Journal of School Health, 1998
Describes evaluation of "Heart Partners," which used an interpersonal approach to increasing schools' and teachers' acceptance and use of school health-promotion innovations. Trained individuals became on-campus recruiters and allies of advocates. Participant surveys showed a twofold to fourfold increase in actual use and reach of school…
Descriptors: Child Health, Comprehensive School Health Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Behavior
Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock. Home Economics Curriculum Center. – 1992
This is the third part of a three-part curriculum guide dedicated to improving the nutritional status of children and adolescents as well as inspiring lifetime habits of healthy eating. It is also a total nutrition education program that encompasses nutritional aspects of a student's daily life both at school and at home. Teachers are provided…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism, Habit Formation
Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock. Home Economics Curriculum Center. – 1992
This is the first part of a three-part curriculum guide dedicated to improving the nutritional status of children and adolescents as well as inspiring lifetime habits of healthy eating. It is also a total nutrition education program that encompasses nutritional aspects of the child's daily life both at school and at home. Teachers are provided…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism, Early Childhood Education
Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock. Home Economics Curriculum Center. – 1992
This is the second part of a three part curriculum guide dedicated to improving the nutritional status of children and adolescents as well as inspiring lifetime habits of healthy eating. It is also a total nutrition education program that encompasses nutritional aspects of the child's daily life both at school and at home. Teachers are provided…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism, Habit Formation