ArticleThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2014
Changes to the school food and physical activity environment after guideline implementation in British Columbia, Canada.
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- A multiple case history and systematic review of adoption, diffusion, implementation and impact of provincial daily physical activity policies in Canadian schools.BMC public health · 2015Pooled it
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- School food offer at lunchtime: assessing the validity and reliability of a web-based questionnaire.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
- Policy-influencer perspectives on the development, adoption, and implementation of provincial school-based daily physical activity policies across Canada: A national case study.SSM - population health · 2020Article
- Examining school-level implementation of British Columbia, Canada's school food and beverage sales policy: a realist evaluation.Public health nutrition · 2020Article
- The politics of voluntary self-regulation: insights from the development and promotion of the Australian Beverages Council'sPublic health nutrition · 2020Article
- Association between the school environment and children's body mass index in Terengganu: A cross sectional study.PloS one · 2020Article
- District-level implementation of British Columbia's school food and beverage sales policy: a realist evaluation exploring intervention mechanisms in urban and rural contexts.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2019Article
- Examining changes in school vending machine beverage availability and sugar-sweetened beverage intake among Canadian adolescents participating in the COMPASS study: a longitudinal assessment of provincial school nutrition policy compliance and effectiveness.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2018Article
- Protocol for evaluating the impact of a national school policy on physical activity levels in Danish children and adolescents: the PHASAR study - a natural experiment.BMC public health · 2018Article
- Smart Device-Based Notifications to Promote Healthy Behavior Related to Childhood Obesity and Overweight.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Article
- School food environments associated with adiposity in Canadian children.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2017Article
- Compliance with school nutrition policies in Ontario and Alberta: An assessment of secondary school vending machine data from the COMPASS study.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2017Observational
- A theoretical analysis of the barriers and facilitators to the implementation of school-based physical activity policies in Canada: a mixed methods scoping review.Implementation science : IS · 2017Article
- School lunches in the Republic of Ireland: a comparison of the nutritional quality of adolescents' lunches sourced from home or purchased at school or 'out' at local food outlets.Public health nutrition · 2017Article
- School factors associated with the provision of physical education and levels of physical activity among elementary school students in Ontario.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundHigh rates of childhood obesity have generated interest among policy makers to improve the school food environment and increase students' levels of physical activity. The purpose of this study was to examine school-level changes associated with implementation of the Food and Beverage Sales in Schools (FBSS) and Daily Physical Activity (DPA) guidelines in British Columbia, Canada.
methodsElementary and middle/high school principals completed a survey on the school food and physical activity environment in 2007-08 (N=513) and 2011-12 (N=490). Hierarchical mixed effects regression was used to examine changes in: 1) availability of food and beverages; 2) minutes per day of Physical Education (PE); 3) delivery method of PE; and 4) school community support. Models controlled for school enrollment and community type, education and income.
resultsAfter policy implementation was expected, more elementary schools provided access to fruits and vegetables and less to 100% fruit juice. Fewer middle/high schools provided access to sugar-sweetened beverages, French fries, baked goods, salty snacks and chocolate/candy. Schools were more likely to meet 150 min/week of PE for grade 6 students, and offer more minutes of PE per week for grade 8 and 10 students including changes to PE delivery method. School community support for nutrition and physical activity policies increased over time.
conclusionPositive changes to the school food environment occurred after schools were expected to implement the FBSS and DPA guidelines. Reported changes to the school environment are encouraging and provide support for guidelines and policies that focus on increasing healthy eating and physical activity in schools.
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