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Article: Healthy school as an ecological model for prevention of childhood obesity

TitleHealthy school as an ecological model for prevention of childhood obesity
Authors
KeywordsEcological model
Healthy school
Prevention
Childhood obesity
Issue Date2010
Citation
Research in Sports Medicine, 2010, v. 18, n. 1, p. 49-61 How to Cite?
AbstractA number of risk factors including obesity, insufficient consumption of fruits and vegetables, and lack of physical activities are responsible for the majority of chronic disease burden. Healthy behaviours should begin early in life with sustained actions, but in many countries there is no system addressing positive health. The opportunities offered by different settings for gaining entry into individuals and groups are of paramount importance for health promotion. Evidence has shown the effectiveness of the Healthy School model to improve healthy eating and physical activities. In this article we report key findings of studies in Hong Kong showing changes in school policies and environment in relationship to student health apart from improvement of health behaviours by adopting the Healthy School framework. A case study has illustrated how the framework created a supportive environment, policies changes, and personal health skills development to improve healthy eating. The Healthy School model can help to combat childhood obesity. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/237361
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2023 Impact Factor: 1.9
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.857
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dc.contributor.authorLee, Albert-
dc.contributor.authorHo, Mandy-
dc.contributor.authorKeung, Vera-
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-04T04:37:46Z-
dc.date.available2017-01-04T04:37:46Z-
dc.date.issued2010-
dc.identifier.citationResearch in Sports Medicine, 2010, v. 18, n. 1, p. 49-61-
dc.identifier.issn1543-8627-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/237361-
dc.description.abstractA number of risk factors including obesity, insufficient consumption of fruits and vegetables, and lack of physical activities are responsible for the majority of chronic disease burden. Healthy behaviours should begin early in life with sustained actions, but in many countries there is no system addressing positive health. The opportunities offered by different settings for gaining entry into individuals and groups are of paramount importance for health promotion. Evidence has shown the effectiveness of the Healthy School model to improve healthy eating and physical activities. In this article we report key findings of studies in Hong Kong showing changes in school policies and environment in relationship to student health apart from improvement of health behaviours by adopting the Healthy School framework. A case study has illustrated how the framework created a supportive environment, policies changes, and personal health skills development to improve healthy eating. The Healthy School model can help to combat childhood obesity. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.relation.ispartofResearch in Sports Medicine-
dc.subjectEcological model-
dc.subjectHealthy school-
dc.subjectPrevention-
dc.subjectChildhood obesity-
dc.titleHealthy school as an ecological model for prevention of childhood obesity-
dc.typeArticle-
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dc.identifier.doi10.1080/15438620903423825-
dc.identifier.pmid20391246-
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dc.identifier.volume18-
dc.identifier.issue1-
dc.identifier.spage49-
dc.identifier.epage61-
dc.identifier.eissn1543-8635-
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