Publications by authors named "Jamee Hagen"
Health Promot Pract
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- - Rural schoolchildren face higher obesity and diet-related disease rates compared to urban kids, highlighting the need for better nutrition education in rural schools, where teachers can play a key role.
- - A survey of 153 K-12 rural teachers showed low nutrition literacy (mean score of 45.7 out of 64), with a significant association found between nutrition literacy and knowledge.
- - Many teachers are willing to include nutrition in their lessons, favoring hands-on activities, but face barriers like limited time, knowledge, resources, and lack of administrative support; improving teacher training and support could enhance nutrition education efforts.
