ArticleAmerican journal of preventive medicine2016
School Obesity Prevention Policies and Practices in Minnesota and Student Outcomes: A Longitudinal Cohort Study.
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- Systematic Review of Natural Experiments for Childhood Obesity Prevention and Control.American journal of preventive medicine · 2019Pooled it
- Efficacy of school-based interventions aimed at decreasing sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adolescents: a systematic review.Public health nutrition · 2017Pooled it
- "Competitive" Food and Beverage Laws and Obesity Among Diverse Youth in California High Schools.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2025Article
- Coordinated Approach: Comprehensive Policy and Action Planning.The Journal of school health · 2023Review
- Recreation Facility Food and Beverage Environments in Ontario, Canada: An Appeal for Policy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Nutritional Strategies for Childhood Obesity Prevention.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Lifestyle Risk Factors and the Population Attributable Fractions for Overweight and Obesity in Chinese Students of Zhejiang Province.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Article
- School Food and Physical Activity Environment: A Longitudinal Analysis of Four School Districts in New Jersey.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2019Article
- Change in the implementation of healthy nutrition and physical activity best practices in Minnesota early care settings: A longitudinal cohort study (2010-2016).Preventive medicine reports · 2018Article
- Adolescent perspectives of the recreational ice hockey food environment and influences on eating behaviour revealed through photovoice.Public health nutrition · 2018Article
- A comparison of the vending environment among three rural subtypes of secondary schools.Journal of hunger & environmental nutrition · 2018Article
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introductionThe School Obesity-related Policy Evaluation (ScOPE) Study uses existing public surveillance data and applies a rigorous study design to evaluate effectiveness of school policies and practices impacting student behavioral and weight outcomes.
methodsThe ScOPE Study used a cohort of 50 combined junior-senior and high schools in Minnesota to evaluate the change in weight-related policy environments in 2006 and 2012 and test the effect of policy change on students attending those schools in 2007 and 2013. Exposure variables included school practices about foods and beverages available in school vending machines and school stores, physical education requirements, and intramural opportunities. Primary study outcomes were average school-level ninth grade student BMI percentile, obesity prevalence, daily servings of fruits/vegetables, and daily glasses of soda.
resultsAvailability of fruits/vegetables in schools was associated with a significant increase in total daily intake among ninth grade students by 0.4 servings. Availability of soda in schools was associated with a significant increase in total daily intake among ninth grade boys by 0.5 servings. Less-healthy snack and drink availability in schools was associated with a small, significant increase (1%) in student BMI percentile at the school level.
conclusionsUse of a school-level longitudinal cohort study design over a 6-year period uniquely adds to the methodologic rigor of school policy and practice evaluation studies. The ScOPE Study provides marginal evidence that school policies and practices, especially those that restrict vending and school store offerings, may have small effects on weight status among ninth grade students.
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