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A 3 page paper that focuses on whether or not school-based programs are effective in reducing the prevalence of obesity. Data are included. The paper concludes with remarks about how nurses can help with this problem. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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overweight or obese. The same ratio is seen in the eastern Mediterranean. Data for other regions include: 38 percent in Europe, 27 percent in the western Pacific region and 22
percent in southeast Asia. It is so prevalent, it is referred to as an epidemic (Larocca, 2010). Different agencies have attempted to educate the public on the dangers associated
with being overweight and obese. Since children and teenagers spend about six hours at school everyday, the logical place to provide anti-obesity programs is in schools. Many schools began introducing
these kind of curricula more than two decades ago. The Question Are school programs intended to prevent obesity effective? Literature Review Budd and Volpe (2006) examined the
literature on school prevention programs. They found that the "Planet Health" program was the most successful intervention. This is an interdisciplinary program that incorporates math, social studies, science, English and
physical education. The objectives are to increase physical activity, decrease the number of hours children and adolescents watch television, reduce the childs intake of high-fat foods and increase consumption of
fruits and vegetables. The research study was conducted in grades six through eight. After two years, the proportion of girls who were overweight decreased from 23.6 percent to 20.3 percent.
The same results were not seen for boys. Shaya and colleagues conducted a similar study in 2008. The results of the empirical research studies examined were mixed. Thirteen of
the fifteen of the studies that focused entirely on physical activities had statistically significant positive effects on reducing obesity and/or risk for obesity (Shaya et al., 2008). Of the 16
studies that focused exclusively on educational lessons about health, nutrition and fitness had positive significant results and 15 of the 20 studies that combined the two showed positive results (Shaya
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