ArticlePloS one2018
Lessons learned and insights from the implementation of a food and physical activity policy to prevent obesity in Mexican schools: An analysis of nationally representative survey results.
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- School-based physical activity programs for promoting physical activity and fitness in children and adolescents aged 6 to 18.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- A review of implementation and evaluation of Pan American Health Organization's policies to prevent childhood obesity in Latin America.Obesity science & practice · 2022Review
- Comprehensive evaluation of Salud Escolar a health school program in Mexico: Rationale, design and methods.Preventive medicine reports · 2022Article
- Implementation of a regulatory food policy to reduce availability of energy-dense foods in Costa Rican high schools.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
- Food environment solutions for childhood obesity in Latin America and among Latinos living in the United States.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2021Review
- Poor compliance with school food environment guidelines in elementary schools in Northwest Mexico: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2021Article
- Sugary Liquids in the Baby Bottle: Risk for Child Undernutrition and Severe Tooth Decay in Rural El Salvador.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
Obesity is a serious problem among children in Mexico. In 2010, the government implemented a national food and physical activity policy in elementary schools, to prevent obesity. The goal of this study is to assess the implementation of this policy, using the logic model from a descriptive survey with national representativeness at the elementary school level and based on a stratified cluster design. We used a systematic random sampling of schools (n = 122), stratified into public and private. We administered questionnaires to 116 principals, 165 members of the Food and Physical Activity Committees, 132 food school food vendors, 119 teachers, 348 parents. This study evidences a significant deviation in implementation from what had been planned. Our lessons learned are the importance to: base the design/implementation of the policy on a theoretical framework, make programs appealing to stakeholders, select concrete and measurable objective or goals, and support stakeholders during the implementation process.
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