Category: Overall PA

These initiatives led to increased general levels of physical activity (e.g. step count, overall percentage, minutes)

Literature Review
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| Physical Activity (PA), Overall PA

Initiative Description: Literature review surrounding physical literacy and physical activity interventions to identify common approaches to providing physical activity in and around the school. Study Results: Quality physical education, before/after school, during school, staff involvement, and family and community engagement can serve as logical points of intervention to provide increased opportunities for physical activity participation […]

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Before/Afterschool Activity
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| Physical Activity (PA), Physical Health, Overall PA, Cardiovascular Health & Fitness, Healthier BMI-Body Composition

Initiative Description: Sessions of after-school aerobic exercise for girls and their mothers. Control group did not involve parent. Study Results: After-school PA significantly improved body mass index, resting heart rate, cardiorespiratory fitness, flexibility and muscle strength and endurance in children in both groups, and in mothers. Improvement in the physiological measures of the children in […]

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Educational or Curriculum
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| Physical Activity (PA), Overall PA

Initiative Description: A health-promoting intervention that uses empowerment and information and communication technology. The intervention was created by the students, the researchers, and the teachers using an empowerment-based approach. The adolescents were divided into pairs by the teachers and were asked to make a mutual written contract. The contracts included a goal for PA and […]

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Before/Afterschool Activity
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| Physical Activity (PA), Overall PA

Initiative Description: Organized groups of children that walk and bike together are called “walking school buses” and “bike trains,” respectively. These groups allow parents to share the responsibility of supervising children’s trips and provide the children with a group of friends to travel with + Geographic mapping systems showing the homes of the participating children […]

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Educational or Curriculum
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| Substance Use Prevention, Physical Activity (PA), Overall PA

Initiative Description: Study participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups, with one group receiving the sport consultation (Sport), a second the sport consultation plus an alcohol consultation (Sport Plus), and a third a sport consultation, alcohol consultation, and mailed parent print materials (Sport Plus Parent). The Consultation Protocol, administered by a nurse, consisted […]

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Literature Review
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| Physical Activity (PA), Physical Health, Overall PA, Health Literacy, Healthier BMI-Body Composition

Initiative Description: Studies that investigated the effectiveness of a school-based intervention targeting PA behavior (PA), sedentary behavior (SB) and/or nutrition behavior (NB). Study Results: The majority of studies reporting results regarding BMI and BMI z-score found favorable effects. Additionally, almost all studies that measured effects on PA behavior or sedentary behavior showed favorable results. Reference: […]

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Environmental Change – Educational or Curriculum
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| Healthier BMI-Body Composition, Overall Health, Overall PA, Multiple Health Outcomes, Healthy Dietary Changes

Initiative Description: Ensure student access to healthy foods and the restriction of unhealthy foods combined with a nutrition education program Study Results: Increase in playground activity, vegetable intake, nutrition, and PA knowledge, as well as a decrease in BMI. Reference: De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Van Cauwenberghe, E., Spittaels, H., Oppert, J., Rostami, C., Brug, J., & […]

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