ERIC Number: EJ1391321
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Sep
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4391
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Coordinated Approach: Comprehensive Policy and Action Planning
Journal of School Health, v93 n9 p853-863 Sep 2023
Background: Schools play a vital role in student health, and a collaborative approach may affect health factors such as physical activity (PA) and nutrition. There is a lack of recent literature synthesizing collaborative approaches in K-12 settings. We present updated evidence about interventions that used a coordinated school health approach to support K-12 student PA and nutrition in the United States. Methods: A 2-phase literature review search included a search of systematic reviews for individual qualifying studies (2010-2018), followed by a search for individual articles (2010-2020) that evaluated a coordinated approach or use of school wellness councils, committees, or teams to address PA and/or nutrition. Results: We identified 35 articles describing 30 studies and grouped them by intervention type. Interventions demonstrated promising findings for environmental changes and student dietary and PA behaviors. Implications: Coordinated and multicomponent interventions demonstrated significant improvements or null results, indicating that implementation of programs and/or policies to promote healthier eating and PA practices may support and do not appear to hinder environmental or behavioral outcomes. Conclusions: Schools can use a coordinated approach to implement opportunities for PA and nutrition; this may influence students' PA and dietary behaviors.
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Physical Activity Level, Nutrition, Health Behavior, Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Student Behavior, Committees, Teamwork
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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