School Promotion of Healthful Diet and Physical Activity: Impact on Learning Outcomes and Self-Reported Behavior.

Parcel, Guy S.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ390088

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1989

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School Promotion of Healthful Diet and Physical Activity: Impact on Learning Outcomes and Self-Reported Behavior.

Parcel, Guy S.; And Others

Health Education Quarterly, v16 n2 p181-99 Sum 1989

An elementary school program included classroom health education and environmental changes in school lunch and physical education to encourage healthful diet and exercise habits. Interventions based on social learning theory and organizational change resulted in statistically significant changes in diet behavior, self-efficacy, use of salt, and exercise behavior. (SK)

Descriptors: Eating Habits, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Health Education, Health Promotion, Lunch Programs, Organizational Change, Physical Education, School Health Services, Self Efficacy, Socialization

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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