Lauren Sulz
Biographic Data
| ID | 6685881 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lauren Sulz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lauren |
| FAMILY NAME | Sulz |
| SIGNATURE | SULZ L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Alberta |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2133-2920 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Voices from the field
Purpose Health education is often undervalued in school systems, despite addressing broad and complex learning outcomes essential for students' development and well-being. In order to gain an understanding of the current state of health education in Canada, this study examined health education teachers' perspectives about how health education is being delivered in K-12 schools. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected through an online sur…
Health education teachers' views on supports and barriers to health education programs
Purpose Health education (HE) is an integral component of supporting students' overall well-being. However, teachers have identified concerns related to teaching HE. To understand these concerns, this research examined multilevel supports and barriers to the implementation of HE. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected via an online survey (open-ended and closed-Likert scale questions) from 120 Canadian HE teachers. Findings Descriptive s…
The unstable foundation of health education
A significant challenge in Canada is the absence of provincial or territorial guidelines requiring teachers to receive health education training in postsecondary initial teacher education programs. To understand the extent of health education preparation across the country, we surveyed personnel from postsecondary initial teacher education programs. Specifically, we investigated the availability of health education curriculum and instruction/peda…
On the other side of advocacy
Background: Advocacy skills are essential for physical educators who work in a marginalized subject and often require specialized equipment for successful programming. However, stories and experiences from those individuals being advocated to by physical educators is limited in the literature. Therefore, to better understand strategies for effective advocacy in PE and how physical educators might approach advocacy efforts within schools, administ…
Facilitating loose parts play with elementary school staff
Background The evidence on loose parts play suggests its potential for positive impact on physical activity levels, social-emotional and cognitive outcomes, and the overall quality of play experiences in the outdoors. The facilitator plays a key role in ensuring these effective measures are fostered. However, literature specific to facilitators’ (e.g. teachers, professional development (PD) providers) roles and responsibilities with loose parts p…
Healthy Teachers, Healthy Schools
Objectives and Setting: Student physical and psychosocial health is an area of concern in Canadian schools, as poor health can be a disrupting factor to both academic performance and quality of life. The Comprehensive School Health (CSH) approach is an internationally recognised framework that can promote student health and academic outcomes in post-secondary settings. However, it is not known how the CSH framework can be embedded within post-sec…
Prioritising teachers’ health
Objectives and Setting: Schools are becoming more and more complex work environments, in turn impacting teachers’ well-being. This study aimed to better understand how one teacher’s well-being could be impacted when offered consistent opportunities to attend to their own personal wellness during school hours through monthly ‘unstructured wellness time’. Design and Methods: Using autoethnography, the research is an account of first author’s person…
“Your Kid Has Potential, But They Need Sleep”
BACKGROUND: Insufficient sleep is a growing public health concern. Thirty percent of Canadian children and youth are not meeting national sleep recommendations. Inadequate sleep can negatively influence students' academics and physical and psychosocial health. Schools have been identified as ideal health promotion settings to influence children's health including their sleep behaviors. The objective of this study was to explore teachers' perspect…
Students’, parents’ and teachers’ perspectives on comprehensive school-based sleep promotion
Objective: Sleep deprivation is common among children and schools are ideal settings in which to influence children's sleep. Children spend a significant amount of time at school during key developmental periods, and programmes that influence students' well-being also benefit academic achievement. Comprehensive School Health (CSH) is an approach that prioritises school, home and community partnerships by supporting the development of health behav…
Prioritizing well-being in K-12 education
Increasingly, school districts are looking for insights on how to embed a well-being focus across school communities. Well-being in K-12 education is proven to support positive mental health, improve academic performance and contribute to positive outcomes for students and staff. How districts transition to deeply integrate well-being into existing priorities and practices is not well understood. Insights on such shifts can help inform widespread…
The health and educational impact of removing financial constraints for school sport
Financial barriers often restrict sport participation among children from low-income families. Schools are thought to offer equitable access to programming, including school sport participation. However, pay-to-play school sport models can inhibit participation among students from low-income households. Recognizing the potential benefits of school sport and realizing the financial barriers to participation, the purpose of this study was to unders…
Canadian after-school care providers’ perceived role promoting healthy lifestyles
As major influencers, care providers play a crucial role in promoting healthy lifestyle behaviours for children. This research provides valuable insight into this role and the implementation of comprehensive health promotion approaches in the after-school setting. Findings contribute to the implementation knowledge base and help inform the promotion of healthy lifestyle behaviours for children
Social support and sports participation motivations of female adolescents in India - study of age transition and achievement level
Motivation is likely a pivotal factor contributing to sports participation. In India, because of the unsupportive sports/physical education environment, girls participate less in sports and other physical activities than boys. Therefore, embedding a planned healthy environment with good social support may maximize and, consequently, increase their participation in various sports and physical activities. Considering this unabated dialogue and assu…
The health and educational impact of removing financial constraints for school sport
Financial barriers often restrict sport participation among children from low-income families. Schools are thought to offer equitable access to programming, including school sport participation. However, pay-to-play school sport models can inhibit participation among students from low-income households. Recognizing the potential benefits of school sport and realizing the financial barriers to participation, the purpose of this study was to unders…
Canadian after-school care providers’ perceived role promoting healthy lifestyles
As major influencers, care providers play a crucial role in promoting healthy lifestyle behaviours for children. This research provides valuable insight into this role and the implementation of comprehensive health promotion approaches in the after-school setting. Findings contribute to the implementation knowledge base and help inform the promotion of healthy lifestyle behaviours for children
Social support and sports participation motivations of female adolescents in India - study of age transition and achievement level
Motivation is likely a pivotal factor contributing to sports participation. In India, because of the unsupportive sports/physical education environment, girls participate less in sports and other physical activities than boys. Therefore, embedding a planned healthy environment with good social support may maximize and, consequently, increase their participation in various sports and physical activities. Considering this unabated dialogue and assu…
The health and educational impact of removing financial constraints for school sport
Financial barriers often restrict sport participation among children from low-income families. Schools are thought to offer equitable access to programming, including school sport participation. However, pay-to-play school sport models can inhibit participation among students from low-income households. Recognizing the potential benefits of school sport and realizing the financial barriers to participation, the purpose of this study was to unders…
Prioritizing well-being in K-12 education
Increasingly, school districts are looking for insights on how to embed a well-being focus across school communities. Well-being in K-12 education is proven to support positive mental health, improve academic performance and contribute to positive outcomes for students and staff. How districts transition to deeply integrate well-being into existing priorities and practices is not well understood. Insights on such shifts can help inform widespread…
“Your Kid Has Potential, But They Need Sleep”
BACKGROUND: Insufficient sleep is a growing public health concern. Thirty percent of Canadian children and youth are not meeting national sleep recommendations. Inadequate sleep can negatively influence students' academics and physical and psychosocial health. Schools have been identified as ideal health promotion settings to influence children's health including their sleep behaviors. The objective of this study was to explore teachers' perspect…
Students’, parents’ and teachers’ perspectives on comprehensive school-based sleep promotion
Objective: Sleep deprivation is common among children and schools are ideal settings in which to influence children's sleep. Children spend a significant amount of time at school during key developmental periods, and programmes that influence students' well-being also benefit academic achievement. Comprehensive School Health (CSH) is an approach that prioritises school, home and community partnerships by supporting the development of health behav…
On the other side of advocacy
Background: Advocacy skills are essential for physical educators who work in a marginalized subject and often require specialized equipment for successful programming. However, stories and experiences from those individuals being advocated to by physical educators is limited in the literature. Therefore, to better understand strategies for effective advocacy in PE and how physical educators might approach advocacy efforts within schools, administ…
Facilitating loose parts play with elementary school staff
Background The evidence on loose parts play suggests its potential for positive impact on physical activity levels, social-emotional and cognitive outcomes, and the overall quality of play experiences in the outdoors. The facilitator plays a key role in ensuring these effective measures are fostered. However, literature specific to facilitators’ (e.g. teachers, professional development (PD) providers) roles and responsibilities with loose parts p…
Healthy Teachers, Healthy Schools
Objectives and Setting: Student physical and psychosocial health is an area of concern in Canadian schools, as poor health can be a disrupting factor to both academic performance and quality of life. The Comprehensive School Health (CSH) approach is an internationally recognised framework that can promote student health and academic outcomes in post-secondary settings. However, it is not known how the CSH framework can be embedded within post-sec…
Prioritising teachers’ health
Objectives and Setting: Schools are becoming more and more complex work environments, in turn impacting teachers’ well-being. This study aimed to better understand how one teacher’s well-being could be impacted when offered consistent opportunities to attend to their own personal wellness during school hours through monthly ‘unstructured wellness time’. Design and Methods: Using autoethnography, the research is an account of first author’s person…
Voices from the field
Purpose Health education is often undervalued in school systems, despite addressing broad and complex learning outcomes essential for students' development and well-being. In order to gain an understanding of the current state of health education in Canada, this study examined health education teachers' perspectives about how health education is being delivered in K-12 schools. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected through an online sur…
Health education teachers' views on supports and barriers to health education programs
Purpose Health education (HE) is an integral component of supporting students' overall well-being. However, teachers have identified concerns related to teaching HE. To understand these concerns, this research examined multilevel supports and barriers to the implementation of HE. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected via an online survey (open-ended and closed-Likert scale questions) from 120 Canadian HE teachers. Findings Descriptive s…
The unstable foundation of health education
A significant challenge in Canada is the absence of provincial or territorial guidelines requiring teachers to receive health education training in postsecondary initial teacher education programs. To understand the extent of health education preparation across the country, we surveyed personnel from postsecondary initial teacher education programs. Specifically, we investigated the availability of health education curriculum and instruction/peda…
Psychology (10 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Medical education (7 works) · School Health and Nursing Education (7 works) · Youth Development and Social Support (7 works) · Public health (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Health promotion (5 works) · Physical Education and Pedagogy (5 works) · Health education (4 works)