Download or read book School Nutrition Policy Adherence and Weight Status in Elementary School Children in Prince Edward Island written by Brittany Lockwood and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The majority of Canadian provinces have adopted school nutrition policies (SNP) in an effort to improve children"s eating habits and reduce childhood overweight and obesity. While a number of provinces have implemented SNPs, there has been little in terms of evaluation across the country. All elementary schools in Prince Edward Island (PEI) adopted a SNP in 2005-2006. The purpose of this study was to describe the changes in SNP adherence over time, as well as assess the impact that SNP adherence has on children"s overweight and obesity rates. A self-administered survey was distributed to all elementary school principals in 2007 and 2010. The Principal School Food Survey (Appendix A) consisted of both a subjective and more objective component to assess the level of implementation of all SNP elements. The perceived adherence score was calculated using the responses from 15 subjective questions. Food list adherence, the more objective measure of adherence, was assessed by comparing the reported food and beverage items sold at lunch, in vending machines and canteens to policy guidelines. The relationship between overweight and obesity rates and both measures of adherence was assessed for 2010 only. It was predicted that schools with a higher level of adherence would have lower rates of overweight and obesity. Non-parametric tests (Wilcoxon rank sum, chi-square and Spearman"s rho) were used to assess changes in perceived adherence, food list adherence and the agreement between food list and perceived adherence respectively. Logistic regression was used to assess the impact that the level of policy adherence had on overweight and obesity rates. Results indicated that perceived adherence was higher in 2010 than 2007 (Mann-Whitney U= 519.5, p =0.007). Food list adherence for lunch program items and canteen items decreased significantly from 2007 to 2010 (x2= 12.576, df=3, p=0.006) while vending machines item adherence increased slightly during the same time period (x2=13.689, df=1, p=0.008). There was no significant agreement between overall perceived adherence scores and food list adherence; however, a few policy elements (pricing foods to encourage healthy consumption, promote healthy advertising, serve foods from "most often" or "sometimes" list) did reveal a positive relationship with 2007 food list adherence. There was some support for the hypothesis for the overweight model, in that closer policy adherence (% allowed foods) was associated with lower overweight rates in elementary school children. The study also found that schools with higher perceived adherence scores had increased rates of overweight among grade 5 and 6 children. The level of adherence was not, however, a significant predictor of obesity rates. These findings are consistent with previous research demonstrating the impact of SNP adherence on overweight rates but not obesity. This study also found that physical activity, breakfast consumption, low-nutrient density food (LNDF) consumption, student sex and parental education were significant predictors of both overweight and obesity; in addition to these factors, parental income and television frequency were also predictors of obesity. The relationships between the co-variates and overweight and obesity were in the 3 expected direction. While the adoption of a SNP can be a positive first step to change the school food environment, promote healthy eating habits and reduce overweight among children, more comprehensive evaluation methods (ie. objectively assessing adherence to all policy elements as opposed to just available food and beverage items) are needed to identify potential barriers to implementation and accurately assess the impact of such policy interventions.
Download or read book Enabling and Barrier Factors in the Development of Elementary and Consolidated School Nutrition Policies on Prince Edward Island written by Catherine Freeze and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Schools have been identified as promising environments through which to reach large numbers of children and positively influence their health behaviors through nutrition policies. Despite emerging evidence that school nutrition policies are beneficial to the health of children, many schools do not have formal policies. To identify the enabling and barrier factors in the development of nutrition policies in PEI elementary and consolidated schools a document review and a series of interviews were conducted with members of a School Healthy Eating Policy Working Group, principals and teachers who were most involved in developing the policies.
Download or read book The Association Between the Introduction of a Province wide School Nutrition Policy and Food Consumption in Elementary School Children on Prince Edward Island written by Megan Mullally and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Results indicated that students in 2007 were more than twice as likely to report consuming less than 3 servings of LNDF compared to those in 2001/02 (OR=2.14 [95% CI 1.63, 2.83]). Survey year was also a significant predictor of whether or not students met CFG recommendations for Milk and Alternatives and Vegetables and Fruit. Students who were surveyed in 2007 were 1.3 times more likely to consume the recommended servings of Milk and Alternatives (p
Download or read book Nutrient Composition of Children s Lunches written by Jane Mary Caiger and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children attending schools with closer adherence to the SNP were more likely to consume fat intakes within the recommended range compared to those from schools who adhered to the SNP less closely (p
Download or read book Barriers and Enablers to Implementing and Adhering to the Healthy Eating Guidelines for PEI Early Years Centres written by Kimberly J.M. Macdonald and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The importance of the early years on forming positive health behaviors and nutrition relationships has been well established. Many children spend a considerable amount of their day in child care at Early Years Centres. Implementing Healthy Eating Guidelines in Early Years Centres is an important way to promote nutrition and create healthy eating environments for young children. In April 2012, Healthy Eating Guidelines were implemented in all Early Years Centres across Prince Edward Island. Since that time no Island-wide evaluation has occurred to examine the impact of these guidelines. The purpose of this study is to understand the barriers and enablers of the Healthy Eating Guidelines from the perspective of key stakeholders in Early Years Centres on PEI. All 47 Early Years Centres on PEI were invited to participate in the study. Focus groups and interviews were held with four participant groups--centre directors (n= 13), early childhood educators (n= 4), cooks (n= 3), and parents (n= 7). Participants were recruited primarily through the centre director as well as through word of mouth. Data was collected on the understanding of the Guidelines as well as the barriers and enablers to fully implementing or adhering to the Health Eating Guidelines for Early Years Centres. The focus group data analysis method described by Kreuger was used. Six themes describing the barriers to implementation and adherence of the Healthy Eating Guidelines emerged from the data: High cost of healthy, food preferences of children and staff, lack of support for the Guidelines, lack of communication about the Guidelines, attitudes and beliefs of staff and parents, and lack of skills of centre staff. Five enablers for the Guidelines emerged: Governmental assistance, centre buy-in, parental and community support, training, and food education tools. Participants identified a limited support structure that enabled them to use the Guidelines. Recommendations from this study include: Providing Early Years Centres with a better support system including access to a registered dietitian, creating open communication with centres to increase Guideline awareness and knowledge, and increasing nutrition education and training for centre staff and children. Support is required to enable PEI Early Years Centres to effectively use and adhere to the Healthy Eating Guidelines. The Guidelines provide Island children a positive eating environment and the opportunity to learn and to develop healthy eating behaviours. Fostering healthful nutrition and behaviours in the early years can positively impact children's futures and their long-term health and wellbeing.
Download or read book Healthy Eating Strategy for Island Children and Youth 2002 05 written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Prince Edward Island Healthy Eating Alliance is a group of about 40 government & non-governmental organizations & individuals dedicated to the improvement of the eating habits of children & youth in the province. The purpose of this strategy document is to guide the work of the Alliance over the next three years. It describes the rationale for the strategy & the problem of obesity & poor eating habits among Island children, and identifies the Alliance's vision, mission, goals, objectives, and three-year action plans in the areas of nutrition education & promotion and access to safe & healthy foods.
Download or read book Nutritional Status of Preschool Children in Prince Edward Island Survey Period May 1975 written by Gerry Kazuo Tsuji and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reaching for the Top written by Canada. Advisor on Healthy Children & Youth and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Challenge of Obesity in the WHO European Region and the Strategies for Response written by World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2007 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a brief, clear and easily accessible way, this summary illustrates the dynamics of the obesity epidemic and its impact on public health throughout the WHO European Region, particularly in eastern countries. It describes how factors that increase the risk of obesity are shaped in different settings, such as the family, school, community and workplace. It makes both ethical and economic arguments for accelerating action against obesity, and analyses effective programs and policies in different government sectors, such as education, health, agriculture and trade, urban planning and transport. The summary also describes how to design policies and programs to prevent obesity and how to monitor progress, and calls for specific action by stakeholders: not only government sectors but also the private sector - including food manufacturers, advertisers and traders - and professional consumers' and international and intergovernmental organizations such as the European Union.
Download or read book Food at Work written by Christopher Wanjek and published by International Labour Organization. This book was released on 2005 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume establishes a clear link between good nutrition and high productivity. It demonstrates that ensuring that workers have access to nutritious, safe and affordable food, an adequate meal break, and decent conditions for eating is not only socially important and economically viable but a profitable business practice, too. Food at Work sets out key points for designing a meal program, presenting a multitude of "food solutions" including canteens, meal or food vouchers, mess rooms and kitchenettes, and partnerships with local vendors. Through case studies from a variety of enterprises in twenty-eight industrialized and developing countries, the book offers valuable practical food solutions that can be adapted to workplaces of different sizes and with different budgets.
Download or read book Fast Food Nation written by Eric Schlosser and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2012 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of the fast food industry in the United States, from its roots to its long-term consequences.
Download or read book Clinical Guidelines on the Identification Evaluation and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults written by Expert Panel on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of evidence-based recommendations -- Introduction -- Overweight and obesity: background -- Examination of randomized controlled trial evidence -- Treatment guidelines -- Summary of recommendations -- Future research.
Download or read book The Vitamin A Story written by R.D. Semba and published by Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2013-07-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows how vitamin A deficiency – before the vitamin was known to scientists – affected millions of people throughout history. It is a story of sailors and soldiers, penniless mothers, orphaned infants, and young children left susceptible to blindness and fatal infections. We also glimpse the fortunate ones who, with ample vitamin A-rich food, escaped this elusive stalker. Why were people going blind and dying? To unravel this puzzle, scientists around the world competed over the course of a century. Their persistent efforts led to the identification of vitamin A and its essential role in health. As a primary focus of today’s international public health efforts, vitamin A has saved hundreds of thousands of lives. But, we discover, they could save many more were it not for obstacles erected by political and ideological zealots who lack a historical perspective of the problem. Although exhaustively researched and documented, this book is written for intellectually curious lay readers as well as for specialists. Public health professionals, nutritionists, and historians of science and medicine have much to learn from this book about the cultural and scientific origins of their disciplines. Likewise, readers interested in military and cultural history will learn about the interaction of health, society, science, and politics. The author’s presentation of vitamin A deficiency is likely to become a classic case study of health disparities in the past as well as the present.
Download or read book The Managerial Imperative and the Practice of Leadership in Schools written by Larry Cuban and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1988-01-15 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With this significant new work, Larry Cuban provides a unique and insightful perspective on the bridging of the long-standing and well-known gap between teachers and administrators. Drawing on the literature of the field as well as personal experience, Cuban recognizes the enduring structural relationship within school organizations inherited by teachers, principals, and superintendents, and calls for a renewal of their sense of common purpose regarding the role of schooling in a democratic society. Cuban analyzes the dominant images (moral and technical), roles (instructional, managerial, and political), and contexts (classroom, school, and district) within which teachers, principals, and superintendents have worked over the last century. He concludes that when these powerful images and roles are wedded to the structural conditions in which schooling occurs, "managerial behavior" results, thus narrowing the potential for more thoughtful, effective, and appropriate leadership. Cuban then turns to consider this situation with respect to the contemporary movement for school reform, identifying significant concerns both for policymakers and practitioners. This honest, thought-provoking book by a leading scholar, writer, and practitioner in the field represents an invaluable resource—an insightful introduction for those just entering the field and a fresh, new perspective for those long-familiar with its complexities. Cuban's ethnographic approach to the development of his own career and viewpoint, as well as his highly readable style, make this a work of lasting value.
Download or read book Policies to Address Poverty in America written by Melissa Kearney and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2014-06-19 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One-in-seven adults and one-in-five children in the United States live in poverty. Individuals and families living in povertyÊnot only lack basic, material necessities, but they are also disproportionally afflicted by many social and economic challenges. Some of these challenges include the increased possibility of an unstable home situation, inadequate education opportunities at all levels, and a high chance of crime and victimization. Given this growing social, economic, and political concern, The Hamilton Project at Brookings asked academic experts to develop policy proposals confronting the various challenges of AmericaÕs poorest citizens, and to introduce innovative approaches to addressing poverty.ÊWhen combined, the scope and impact of these proposals has the potential to vastly improve the lives of the poor. The resulting 14 policy memos are included in The Hamilton ProjectÕs Policies to Address Poverty in America. The main areas of focus include promoting early childhood development, supporting disadvantaged youth, building worker skills, and improving safety net and work support.
Download or read book Health and Life Skills for Kindergarten to Grade 9 written by Alberta. Alberta Learning and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Measuring Food Insecurity and Hunger written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2005-03-22 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
