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Journal of School Health articles from December 2006
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Journal of School Health archives from December 2006
School-based obesity prevention: research, challenges, and recommendations.(General Article)
December 1, 2006... The epidemic of obesity is worsening in the United States (1) despite serious health and social consequences. (2) The economic costs incurred by the problem and its treatments are steep (3) and may be underestimated. (4) The prevalence of...
Parents of elementary school students weigh in on height, weight, and body mass index screening at school.(Research Papers)
December 1, 2006... National data suggest that almost one third of children and youth are overweight or at risk for overweight. (1) However, a growing body of state and school-collected data indicate that rates in some US locales are nearing and in some cases...
Parents' perceptions of curricular issues affecting children's weight in elementary schools.(Survey)
December 1, 2006... There is an escalating prevalence of childhood overweight in the United States. In the past 3 decades, rates of childhood overweight have tripled. (1) Nearly 30% of children and adolescents are identified as overweight or at risk for...
Comparison of self-reported and measured height and weight in eighth-grade students.(Survey)
December 1, 2006... Data from the 1999-2000 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey show that in the past 2 decades, the percentage of children aged 6-11 years that are overweight has doubled, and the percentage of children aged 12-19 years that are...
Children's physical activity during recess and outside of school.(Survey)
December 1, 2006... Evidence supporting the importance of childhood physical activity continues to mount. In order to better promote physical activity for children, it is important to understand where children accumulate their physical activity and how they use...
Trends in human immunodeficiency virus-related risk behaviors among high school students--United States, 1991-2005.(Survey)
December 1, 2006... Young persons who engage in unprotected sexual intercourse or use injection drugs are at increased risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. To examine changes in HIV-related risk behaviors among high school students in the United...
Students' perceptions of the impact of nutrition policies on dietary behaviors.(School Health Policy)(Survey)
December 1, 2006... Based on the 2003 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance study, only 22.0% of adolescents nationwide and 19.1% of Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) adolescents ate the US Department of Agriculture's recommended 5 servings of fruits and...