2020
DOI: 10.1186/s13012-019-0961-8
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The sustainability of public health interventions in schools: a systematic review

Abstract: Background: The sustainability of school-based health interventions after external funds and/or other resources end has been relatively unexplored in comparison to health care. If effective interventions discontinue, new practices cannot reach wider student populations and investment in implementation is wasted. This review asked: What evidence exists about the sustainability of school-based public health interventions? Do schools sustain public health interventions once start-up funds end? What are the barrie… Show more

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“…School-based wellness programming provides an important opportunity to promote children's physical activity and nutrition behavior (1,2). However, factors within and outside the school environment have been found to hinder adoption, implementation, and sustainability of comprehensive interventions (3)(4)(5)(6). To advance research on school wellness programming, it is important to test approaches aimed at building capacity for more effective school wellness programming.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…School-based wellness programming provides an important opportunity to promote children's physical activity and nutrition behavior (1,2). However, factors within and outside the school environment have been found to hinder adoption, implementation, and sustainability of comprehensive interventions (3)(4)(5)(6). To advance research on school wellness programming, it is important to test approaches aimed at building capacity for more effective school wellness programming.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The ndings add rich understanding to the steps needed to sustain school wellness programming in school settings (6,45), but it is important to acknowledge limitations. First, the SWITCH schools selfselected to enroll in the program, and were not representative of all schools in the state or country, limiting generalizability of these ndings.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Background School-based wellness programming provides an important opportunity to promote children's physical activity and nutrition behavior (1,2). However, factors within and outside the school environment have been found to hinder adoption, implementation, and sustainability of comprehensive interventions (3)(4)(5)(6).…”
Section: Trial Registration: Nct04045288mentioning
confidence: 99%
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