Implementing School-Based Policies to Prevent Obesity: Cluster Randomized Trial
Ickovics JR, Duffany KO, Shebl FM, Peters SM, Read MA, Gilstad-Hayden KR, Schwartz MB. Implementing School-Based Policies to Prevent Obesity: Cluster Randomized Trial. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2019, 56: e1-e11. PMID: 30573151, PMCID: PMC7050629, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.08.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical activity policiesActivity policiesWellness policiesEighth gradeSchool-based nutrition policiesMiddle school studentsSchool-based nutritionFederal child nutrition programsSchool wellness policiesFuture school interventionsNutrition policy implementationChild nutrition programsHealthier BMI trajectoriesPolicy implementationSchool environmentMiddle schoolSchool studentsSchool interventionsBMI percentileSchoolsStudentsStudents' BMINutrition policiesBMI trajectoriesUrban districts