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Steele, Ric G.; Wu, Yelena P.; Cushing, Christopher C.; Jensen, Chad D. – Journal of School Nursing, 2013
The goal of the current study was to assess the efficacy and acceptability of a web-based tutorial (Child Health Matters, CHM) designed to improve school nurses' communications with families about pediatric weight-related health issues. Using a randomized wait-list control design, a nationally representative sample of school nurses was assigned to…
Descriptors: Child Health, School Nurses, Health Education, Family Programs
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Elliott, Steven; Combs, Sue; Boyce, Robert – Physical Educator, 2011
To supplement the present weekly allotment of 30 minutes of physical education, a school district in southeastern North Carolina identified recess time as part of the state mandated (HSP-S-000) 150 minutes of physical activity (PA) per week and have purchased fitness equipment (recess packs) for the children to use. Twelve participants were…
Descriptors: Recess Breaks, Physical Education, Elementary Schools, Physical Activities
Rutledge, Teresa F., Ed. – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011
During the last 3 decades, the prevalence of obesity has tripled among persons aged 6-19 years. Multiple chronic disease risk factors, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, and high blood glucose levels are related to obesity. Schools have a responsibility to help prevent obesity and promote physical activity and healthy eating…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Obesity, Health Education, Physical Activities
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011
Schools play a critical role in improving the dietary and physical activity behaviors of students. Schools can create an environment supportive of students' efforts to eat healthily and be active by implementing policies and practices that support healthy eating and regular physical activity and by providing opportunities for students to learn…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Dietetics, Guidelines, Educational Opportunities
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Nupponen, Ritva – Patient Education and Counseling, 1998
Health-care practitioners generally lack counseling skills. Article introduces general principles of counseling, emphasizing client-centeredness, cooperative role relations, unconstrained interaction, and goal-oriented proceeding are emphasized. Methods to be used in health care to promote physical activity are related to counselor skill and…
Descriptors: Adults, Conference Proceedings, Counseling Techniques, Health Promotion
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Balsevich, V. K. – Russian Education and Society, 2005
Against the background of the social and economic transformations in the country, physical education in the schools is undergoing a serious crisis. The level of health of the rising generation is low, and the quality of the instruction is failing to foster adolescents' and young adults' desire to learn the values of physical culture and get…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality