Evaluation of a Coordinated School-Based Obesity Prevention Program in a Hispanic Community: Choosing Healthy and Active Lifestyles for Kids/Healthy Schools Healthy Families

Berger-Jenkins, Evelyn; Rausch, John C.; Okah, Ebiere; Tsao, Daisy; Nieto, Andres; Lyda, Elizabeth; Meyer, Dodi; McCord, Mary

doi:10.1080/19325037.2014.932724

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“…Evidence suggests that school wellness programming is associated with improved student preventive health behaviors and indicators of academic achievement (Biddle & Asare, 2011;Donnelly et al, 2016;Singh, Uijtdewilligen, Twisk, van Mechelen, & Chinapaw, 2012). School districts have been tasked by the USDA to establish school wellness policies and programming as part of the Final Rule requirements (United States Department of Agriculture, 2016); however, research indicates that schools find it difficult for schools to adopt and sustain evidence-based, wellness programming (Berger-Jenkins et al, 2014;Cassar et al, 2019;Friend, Flattum, Simpson, Nederhoff, & Neumark-Sztainer, 2014). Strategies and recommendations for comprehensive school wellness programs have been outlined by a number of public health agencies and researchers (Centers for Disease Control, 2014;Chen et al, 2018;Institute of Medicine, 2013) however, it is apparent that schools need support and training to use and operationalize these guidelines.…”

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Transdisciplinary Approaches for the Dissemination of the SWITCH School Wellness Initiative Through a Distributed 4-H/Extension Network

McLoughlin

Vazou

Liechty

et al. 2020

Child Youth Care Forum

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Background Schools provide an ideal setting for promoting healthy lifestyles in youth, but it has proven difficult to promote the adoption and implementation of evidence-based programming by school leaders. The SWITCH® (School Wellness Integration Targeting Child Health) intervention is a capacity-building process designed to help school leaders learn how to plan, implement, and sustain school wellness programs on their own. Objective The present study evaluates the transdisciplinary approaches used in establishing an integrated research-practice partnership with the statewide 4-H/Extension network to support broader dissemination. Method The study used a mixed methods approach to evaluate the degree of engagement and motivation of 4-H leaders (N = 30) for providing ancillary support for local school wellness programming. Engagement from 4-H Staff was logged over a year-long period through tracking completion of training and ongoing engagement with aspects of SWITCH. They completed checkpoint surveys and an interview to provide perceptions of supporting school implementation of SWITCH programming. Data were analysed through Pearson bivariate correlations and constant comparative analysis. Results County-level 4-H staff demonstrated high engagement in SWITCH by attending training sessions and hosting structured checkpoint sessions with schools. Interview data revealed that 4-H Staff valued connections with schools and emphasized that training on SWITCH was consistent with their existing roles related to youth programming. Conclusions The results demonstrate the value of the sequential capacity-building process used to train 4-H Staff to facilitate school wellness programming. The transdisciplinary approaches built transferable skills and fostered relationships that directly support the broader goals of 4-H.

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confidence: 99%

Transdisciplinary Approaches for the Dissemination of the SWITCH School Wellness Initiative Through a Distributed 4-H/Extension Network

McLoughlin

Vazou

Liechty

et al. 2020

Child Youth Care Forum

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“…The searches retrieved 4300 relevant abstracts in total and after the removal of duplicates ( n = 817), 3483 studies were screened by title and abstract as summarized in the PRISMA diagram ( Figure 1 ). The full texts of 46 studies were reviewed and 13 papers were identified that met all inclusion criteria ( Shi-Chang et al , 2004 ; Cheung et al , 2008 ; Chen et al , 2010 ; Farag et al , 2010 ; Siegel et al , 2010 ; Berger-Jenkins et al , 2014 ; Lemon et al , 2014 ; Merrill and Sloan, 2014 ; Wang et al , 2015 ; Frerichs et al , 2016 ; Wang et al , 2016 ; LeCheminant et al , 2017 ; Kupolati et al , 2019 ). Reasons for exclusion at the full text stage included no data reported on changes in staff behaviours, not an intervention study design and not a peer-reviewed publication (e.g.…”

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“…Study designs included cluster-randomized control trials (four studies), quasi-experimental (four studies), and pre- and post-evaluations without a control group (five studies). Six studies included small sample sizes of participants (<50) ( Cheung et al , 2008 ; Farag et al , 2010 ; Berger-Jenkins et al , 2014 ; Frerichs et al , 2016 ; Wang et al , 2016 ; Kupolati et al , 2019 ).…”

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“…Alphabet characters represent the studies. Studies: a ( Berger-Jenkins et al , 2014 ), b ( Chen et al , 2010 ), c ( Cheung et al , 2008 ), d ( Farag et al , 2010 ), e ( Frerichs et al , 2016 ), f ( Kupolati et al , 2019 ), g ( LeCheminant et al , 2017 ), h ( Lemon et al , 2014 ), i ( Merrill and Sloan, 2014 ), j ( Shi-Chang et al , 2004 ), k ( Siegel et al , 2010 ), l ( Wang et al , 2016 ), m ( Wang et al , 2015 ).…”

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Systematic review of the effectiveness of health promotion interventions targeting obesity prevention in school-based staff

Hill

Alston

Needham

et al. 2022

Health Promotion International

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School-based employee interventions can benefit the health of staff and have the potential to influence the health of school students through role-modelling. However, interventions within schools typically focus on students, with very few studies addressing obesity and related health behaviours among school staff. A systematic review of the peer-reviewed literature published between January 2000 and May 2020 was undertaken to synthesize the evidence on the impact that school-based obesity prevention programmes have on the staff they employ. Search terms were derived from four major topics: (i) school; (ii) staff; (iii) health promotion and (iv) obesity. Terms were adapted for six databases and three independent researchers screened results. Studies were included if they reported on the outcomes of body weight, dietary behaviours and/or physical activity. Of 3483 papers identified in the search, 13 studies met the inclusion criteria. All 13 studies included an intervention that focussed on improving nutrition, physical activity or both. All included studies demonstrated a positive outcome for either dietary intake, weight or body mass index or physical activity outcomes, however not all results were statistically significant. The included studies showed promising, although limited, impacts on employee health outcomes. This review demonstrated a lack of global focus and investment in interventions targeting school staff, particularly in contrast to the large amount of research on school-based health promotion initiatives focussed on students. There is a need for further research to understand effective interventions to promote health and prevent obesity in this large, diverse and influential workforce.

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“…For instance, studies that looked at the effects of combined dietary and physical activity interventions on obese children found a decrease in their body weight, BMI, and body fat percentage, as well as an increase in their physical activities (Mary, Jagadesh, & Vijayaraghavan, 2017;Nemet et al, 2005). Likewise, for studies that evaluated the efficacy of similar interventions on children of normal weight, positive results were found such as improved physical fitness and nutrition knowledge (Berger-Jenkins et al, 2014;El Rayess et al, 2017).…”

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#GetFit : examining the roles of online health information behaviors and eHealth literacy on Filipinos’ dietary and fitness behaviors

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First of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisor, Dr. May O. Lwin, for her invaluable guidance, patience, and encouragement during every stage of this study. Her support has made every step of my postgraduate journey possible. Thank you to Dr. Shubert Foo and Dr. Kim Hye Kung for their instrumental guidance in making this paper worthy of other people's readership. I would also like to thank my parents, sister, and Jeremy for their unending love and support, not just in my academic pursuits, but in every aspect of my life. Everything I do is possible because of them and I dedicate all my efforts to them. I also extend my appreciation to my friends who have surely made stressful moments less so with their unswerving support and humor. I would also like to acknowledge the invaluable support the University of the Philippines has kindly extended to my study. All the students and faculty members, especially Prof. Ei Narvaez, have made this study possible. And finally, I want to thank the school for the opportunity and for the wonderful and enriching experience I will cherish for life.

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Evaluation of a Coordinated School-Based Obesity Prevention Program in a Hispanic Community: Choosing Healthy and Active Lifestyles for Kids/Healthy Schools Healthy Families

Cited by 8 publications

References 25 publications

Transdisciplinary Approaches for the Dissemination of the SWITCH School Wellness Initiative Through a Distributed 4-H/Extension Network

Transdisciplinary Approaches for the Dissemination of the SWITCH School Wellness Initiative Through a Distributed 4-H/Extension Network

Systematic review of the effectiveness of health promotion interventions targeting obesity prevention in school-based staff

#GetFit : examining the roles of online health information behaviors and eHealth literacy on Filipinos’ dietary and fitness behaviors

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