Sugar-Sweetened Beverages: Children's Perceptions, Factors of Influence, and Suggestions for Reducing Intake.

Objectives: This study aimed to gain an in-depth understanding of children's perceptions of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs).

Design: Nine focus groups were conducted in grade 5 and 6 elementary schoolchildren.

Setting: Nine urban and rural elementary schools in London, Ontario, Canada.

Children's perceptions of the Northern Fruit and Vegetable Program in Ontario, Canada.

Objective: This study examined students' perceptions of and suggestions for the Northern Fruit and Vegetable Program, a free, school-based fruit and vegetable snack program implemented in elementary schools in 2 regions of northern Ontario, Canada.

Methods: This was a qualitative study involving 18 focus groups with students in 11 elementary schools in the Porcupine region and 7 schools in the Algoma region. One hundred thirty-nine students from grades 5-8 participated in this study.

Screen-related sedentary behaviours of school-aged children: Principals' and teachers' perspectives.

OBJECTIVE: To solicit school principals' and teachers' perspectives on children's screen-related sedentary behaviour and to identify possible solutions to reduce sedentary behaviours among school-aged children. METHOD: In-person interviews using a semi-structured interview guide were conducted with school principals and grades five and six classroom teachers in 14 randomly selected elementary schools in London and Middlesex County, Ontario. Fourteen principals and 39 classroom teachers participated in the study.