School-Based Intervention to Promote a Healthy Lifestyle and Obesity Prevention among Fifth- and Sixth-Grade Children

Autor/inn/en	Aperman-Itzhak, Tal; Yom-Tov, Anat; Vered, Zvi; Waysberg, Ronit; Livne, Irit; Eilat-Adar, Sigal
Titel	School-Based Intervention to Promote a Healthy Lifestyle and Obesity Prevention among Fifth- and Sixth-Grade Children
Quelle	In: American Journal of Health Education, 49 (2018) 5, S.289-295 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1932-5037
DOI	10.1080/19325037.2018.1486755
Schlagwörter	Prevention; Obesity; Intervention; Health Behavior; Life Style; Foreign Countries; Eating Habits; Physical Activity Level; At Risk Students; Religious Education; Institutional Characteristics; Control Groups; Experimental Groups; Scores; Grade 5; Grade 6; Body Composition; Program Effectiveness; Health Education; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prävention; Vorbeugung; Adipositas; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Lebensstil; Ausland; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Kirchliche Erziehung; Religionserziehung; Religionspädagogik; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung
Abstract	Background: Children's overweight and obesity have increased in Western societies, including Israel. Childhood is an important time for shaping healthy habits. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a healthy lifestyle intervention on health knowledge, behavior, and anthropometric measurements. Methods: A total of 396 fifth- and sixth-grade children, from 2 religious and 2 secular schools, participated in a nonrandomized controlled trial during the 2011--2012 school year. Intervention group were given an extensive educational program focusing on eating habits and physical activity. Results: Overweight and obesity decreased significantly within the intervention group (from 25% to 17.9%, P = 0.04), without a significant change in the control group (from 20.5% to 17.6%, P = 0.12). Religious children had double the risk of being overweight or obese (odds ratio [OR] = 2.10; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.15-3.73; P = 0.02). Knowledge was improved in both study groups (P < 0.01), with no difference in health behavior scores at the beginning (P = 0.59) or end (P = 0.36) of the year. Discussion: Health Education during fifth and sixth grades improved children's weight and health knowledge but not healthy behavior. Translation to Health Education Practice: School-based healthy lifestyle educational programs are important for primary prevention and weight management. A AJHE Self-Study quiz is online for this article via the SHAPE America Online Institute (SAOI) http://portal.shapeamerica.org/trn-Webinars. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01