The Need for a School-Based Student Obesity Prevention Program: Perceptions of Rural Elementary Principals

Autor/inn/en	Armstrong, Travis D.; Msengi, Clementine; Harris, Sandra
Titel	The Need for a School-Based Student Obesity Prevention Program: Perceptions of Rural Elementary Principals
Quelle	In: Rural Educator, 38 (2017) 2, S.1-10 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0273-446X
Schlagwörter	Obesity; Prevention; Rural Schools; Principals; Elementary Schools; Academic Achievement; Administrator Attitudes; Health Promotion; Nutrition; Dietetics; Eating Habits; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adipositas; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Principal; Schulleiter; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Schulleistung; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Ernährung; Ernährungslehre; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit
Abstract	This phenomenological study investigated the perceptions of elementary principals regarding the need for a school-based student obesity prevention at eight, rural elementary schools in North Central Texas. Face to face interviews were the primary method of data collection from the eight participants. Findings indicated that school-based obesity prevention programs are needed to decrease the occurrence of student obesity, improve student diets and health related behaviors, educate families on obesity prevention measures, and improve the academic performance of students. The need to inform and include relevant stakeholders in the creation and implementation of school-based obesity prevention programs was identified as an essential component to the success of the program. The findings provide school leaders with components needed for an effective school-based obesity prevention program along with barriers for consideration. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Rural Education Association. e-mail: theruraleducator@gmail.com; Web site: https://journals.library.msstate.edu/ruraled
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01