School-Based Interventions for Overweight and Obesity in Minority School Children

The prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity in the United States has resulted in a number of school-based health interventions. This article provides a review of research that addressed childhood overweight and obesity in minority, U.S. elementary schools. All studies reported some benefits i...

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Published in:The Journal of School Nursing 2012-04, Vol.28 (2), p.116-123
Main Authors: Johnson, Teresa, Weed, L. Diane, Touger-Decker, Riva
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
At Risk Students
Child Health
Comprehensive School Health Education
Cultural Relevance
Educational Environment
Elementary School Students
Elementary Schools
Female
Grade 5
Grade 6
Health Behavior
Health Promotion
Humans
Intervention
Male
Mexican Americans
Mexico - ethnology
Minority Group Children
Minority Groups - psychology
Nursing
Obesity
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity - ethnology
Obesity - therapy
Overweight - ethnology
Overweight - prevention & control
Overweight - therapy
Physical Education
Population
School Community Relationship
School Health Services
School Nurses
School Nursing - methods
United States - epidemiology
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Summary:The prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity in the United States has resulted in a number of school-based health interventions. This article provides a review of research that addressed childhood overweight and obesity in minority, U.S. elementary schools. All studies reported some benefits in health behaviors and/or anthropometric measures. Effectiveness was greater when program objectives were specific, implemented across the school environments, extended into the community, and were culturally relevant. Because minority school children are disproportionately affected by overweight and obesity and poor health behaviors, and since schools may be the primary setting to address childhood overweight and obesity in communities, school nurses can be an advocate for school-based programs and facilitate success.
ISSN:1059-8405
1546-8364
DOI:10.1177/1059840511426147