ArticleCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2015
The impact of school policies and practices on students' diets, physical activity levels and body weights: A province-wide practice-based evaluation.
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- Promoting healthy school food environments and nutrition in Canada: a systematic review of interventions, policies, and programs.Nutrition reviews · 2025Pooled it
- School nutrition policy and diet quality of children and youth: a quasi-experimental study from Canada.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2023Article
- The Association between Perceived Adequacy and Capacity for School Food Policy Implementation with Food Availability and Policy Adherence in Nova Scotia, Canada.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- A translational approach to characterization and measurement of health-promoting school ethos.Health promotion international · 2018Article
- Integrated knowledge translation in population health intervention research: a case study of implementation and outcomes from a school-based project.Health research policy and systems · 2018Article
- Studies evaluating of health interventions at schools: an integrative literature review.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2018Review
- Evaluation of a health promoting schools program in a school board in Nova Scotia, Canada.Preventive medicine reports · 2017Article
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objectivesTo assess what health promotion policies and practices were adopted by schools in Nova Scotia and the extent that these policies and practices affected the diet quality, physical activity (PA) and weight status of students.
methodsWe developed and administered a 'school practice assessment tool' to assess the presence of 72 different school-based health promotion policies and practices. Surveys were conducted in 2003 and 2011 to assess diet, PA and weight status in approximately 10,000 grade 5 students. We used multilevel regression methods to examine changes in these outcomes across schools with varying levels of health promotion policies and practices between the two time-points.
resultsBetween 2003 and 2011 the diet quality of students improved, PA decreased and the prevalence of childhood obesity increased. Although we did not find consistent or significant favourable benefits resulting from higher implementation levels, we did observe fewer negative trends among schools at higher levels of implementation.
conclusionOur results build on the current gap in knowledge on the impact of Health Promoting Schools (HPS) implementation through population health interventions, but there is a continued need for further evaluation and monitoring of school policies to understand how HPS practices are supporting healthier eating and PA for students.
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