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The global rise in overweight and obesity among children presents significant health challenges. Schools, as key social environments, can effectively influence children's dietary and physical activity habits due to the substantial time students spend there. School-based interventions can reach nearly all children and impact their environment's sociocultural and policy aspects to promote healthier habits.
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Iran J Public Health
December 2024
Institute for Public Health, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health, Shah Alam, Malaysia.
Background: Truancy is correlated with variety of unfavorable outcomes that can negatively impact adolescents' development and well-being. We investigated the prevalence of truancy and its associated factors among school-going adolescents in Malaysia in 2022.
Methods: We used secondary data from the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2022.
The Effect of a Workplace Wellness Program for Primary School Teachers in Controlling Blood Pressure: A Before and After Study.
Acta Med Philipp
November 2024
Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia.
Background And Objective: Hypertension is a major health issue worldwide, with primary schoolteachers possessing several lifestyle risks of the disease. There have not been any health promotion programs yet for primary school-teachers in Indonesia, especially for blood pressure control. A school-based model of workplace wellness program for teachers was developed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComparative effectiveness of school-based obesity prevention programs for children and adolescents: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.
Front Public Health
January 2025
Department of Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, United States.
Introduction: While many randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have demonstrated the positive effects of school-based programs in reducing body fat among children and teenagers, there is no conclusive evidence to indicate that one approach is superior to another, largely due to the lack of direct and indirect comparisons. This study evaluated the relative effectiveness of various school-based obesity prevention initiatives in improving body mass index (BMI) among children and adolescents using network meta-analysis.
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School-based adolescent health survey in Himachal Pradesh, India: study design and protocol.
Front Public Health
December 2024
Mamta Health Institute for Mother and Child (HIMC), New Delhi, India.
Background: The World Health Organization defined adolescent age group as a life span between 10 and 19 years. Adolescence is a phase of transition from childhood to adulthood, it is a unique stage for human development and a very sensitive period for laying the foundation of good health. Investment in this life-stage yields triple dividend.
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