ArticlePreventing chronic disease2015
Effect of the Healthy Schools Program on prevalence of overweight and obesity in California schools, 2006-2012.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Systematic Review of Natural Experiments for Childhood Obesity Prevention and Control.American journal of preventive medicine · 2019Pooled it
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- Clinical and school-based intervention strategies for youth obesity prevention: A systematic review.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Review
- Comparison of eating habits and inappropriate weight control efforts of secondary school students enrolled in a weight control program.Nutrition research and practice · 2021Article
- Program Evaluation of Environmental and Policy Approaches to Physical Activity Promotion in a Lower Income Latinx School District in Southeast Los Angeles.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Cost-Effectiveness of 2 Support Models for a Healthy School Initiative.The Journal of school health · 2020Article
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- Childhood obesity intervention studies: A narrative review and guide for investigators, authors, editors, reviewers, journalists, and readers to guard against exaggerated effectiveness claims.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2019Review
- Studies evaluating of health interventions at schools: an integrative literature review.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2018Review
- Technical Assistance and Changes in Nutrition and Physical Activity Practices in the National Early Care and Education Learning Collaboratives Project, 2015-2016.Preventing chronic disease · 2018Article
- Scientific rigor and credibility in the nutrition research landscape.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2018Article
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Abstract
introductionThe Alliance for a Healthier Generation's Healthy Schools Program (HSP) is a national evidence-based obesity-prevention initiative aimed at providing the schools in greatest need with onsite training and technical assistance (TTA) and consultation with national experts (HSP national advisors) to create sustainable healthy change in schools' nutrition and physical activity environments. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of HSP on the prevalence of overweight and obesity in California schools, from HSP's inception in 2006 through 2012.
methodsWe used statewide body mass index (BMI) data collected annually from 5th-, 7th-, and 9th-grade students to determine whether enrolling in the HSP's onsite intervention reduced the prevalence of overweight and obesity in intervention schools (n = 281) versus propensity-score matched control schools (n = 709) and whether increasing exposure to the program (TTA and contact with HSP national advisors) was associated with reductions in the prevalence of overweight and obesity.
resultsAnalyses showed no difference between HSP schools and control schools in overweight or obesity prevalence. However, program exposure varied widely among participating schools, and each additional contact with TTA or HSP national advisors was associated with a 0.3% decline in overweight and obesity prevalence (P < .05).
conclusionHSP appears to be an important means of supporting schools in reducing obesity. Although participation in HSP alone was not sufficient to improve weight status in California schools, there was a clear dose-response relationship to the program. HSP serves as an effective model for addressing childhood obesity among engaged schools.
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