Physical Health – Advancing Ideas 4 School Health

HOPS Program Initiative Description: The HOPS/OWG consisted of a dietary intervention, a classroom curriculum component, and a physical activity component. The dietary intervention consisted of modifications to school-provided breakfasts, lunches, and snacks in intervention schools, and a nutrient dense-education education curriculum for use in the cafeteria. The curriculum component consisted of a school-based holistic nutrition […]

Environmental Change
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Initiative Description: Repair moisture damage in schools. Study Results: Reduced teachers’ symptoms of fatigue and headache. Reference: Patovirta, R., Meklin, T., Nevalainen, A., & Husman, T. (2004). Effects of mould remediation on school teachers’ health. Environmental Health Research, 14(6), 415-427. Level of Evidence: Good

Before/Afterschool Activity
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Initiative Description: Use a route planning tool to identify less polluted walk-to-school routes. Study Results: Decreased exposure to air pollution. Reference: Molter, A., & Lindley, S. (2015). Influence of walking route choice on primary school children’s exposure to air polluation – A proof of concept study using simulation. Science of the Total Environment, 530, 257-262 […]

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| Physical Health, School Physical and Environmental Safety, Chronic Illness Prevention and Management

Initiative Description: Conduct a full school building renovation that includes moisture damage repairs Study Results: Decrease in the prevalence of ten respiratory symptoms in school children Reference: Meklin, T., Potus, T., Pekkanen, J., Hyvarinen, A., Hirvonen, M.R. & Nevalainen, A. (2005). Effects of moisture-damage repairs on microbial exposure and symptoms in school children. Indoor Air, […]

Educational or Curriculum – Environmental Change
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| Physical Health, Health Literacy

Initiative Description: Train teachers on groundwater arsenic problems and engaging activities to motivate children and their families; Provide rhyme and story books to children; hang posters that present awareness-building messages on arsenic in classrooms; Provide three 15min. education sessions per week to educate students about arsenic; And install a low arsenic well in each village […]

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Initiative Description: Repairs included improvements in drainage and rainwater sewer systems, as well as in water barriers of basement walls, in order to ensure drying of ground floor and wall structures; replacement of moisture-prone materials improperly used in locations subjected to high moisture loads; improved ventilation in crawl spaces; and replacement of all damaged material. […]

Educational or Curriculum
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| Physical Health, Oral Health

Initiative Description: Individual lessons and home tasks were provided to child and mother. Regularly provided dental health information was sent through short message service (SMS) texts twice a week aside from brochures as a method to increase dental health knowledge for mothers. Tooth brushing diaries were given so that children’s dental health behavior can be […]

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 […]

School Wide Activity
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| Nutrition, Physical Health, Healthy Dietary Changes, Healthier BMI-Body Composition

Initiative Description: The intervention included, Kids Nutrition and Fitness, 6-week nutrition, physical activity educational after-school program, with parental and at-home components along with school activities, including the creation of an Advisory Committee that made wellness policies Study Results: Children in the intervention group decreased their BMI on average by 2.80 (p = 0.04) and BMI […]

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Initiative Description: Prevent leaks and subsequent moisture damage to materials. Replace wet and damaged materials, including drying out underlying surfaces, as soon as possible. Frequently wash floors and other surfaces occupants contact for general hygiene and to minimize pet allergens and bacteria. Use nontoxic or least toxic cleaners, preferably during unoccupied hours but no immediately […]