The Winning With Wellness Pilot Project

Rural Appalachian Elementary Student Physical Activity and Eating Behaviors and Program Implementation 4 Years Later

Bibliographic Data

ID13854394
AuthorsKaren E Schetzina (East Tennessee State University, corresponding author), William T Dalton, Deborah Pfortmiller, Deborah T Pfortmiller, Hazel F Robinson, Elizabeth Lowe (0000-0003-3573-7208), Elizabeth F Lowe, H Patrick Stern
Year2011
Volume34
Issue2
Pages154-162
Publication date2011-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueFamily & Community Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0160-6379 • E-ISSN: 1550-5057
PublisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1097/fch.0b013e31820e0dcb
PMID21378512
OpenAlexW2315959140
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited8

School-based efforts to promote physical activity and healthier eating are a potentially effective approach to decreasing child obesity in rural populations. This article describes follow-up data on student activity and eating behaviors 4 years after implementation of the Winning with Wellness obesity prevention initiative. This project was based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's coordinated school health model and used a community-based participatory research approach to address health behaviors in rural Appalachian elementary students. Results suggest significant increases in daily pedometer steps and healthier food selections by students as well as teacher support for continued health promotion efforts

Community-based participatory research · Environmental health · Health promotion · Healthy eating · Medical education · Obesity · Participatory action research · Pedometer · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Political science · Promotion (chess · Public health · Sociology · Health and Lifestyle Studies · Medicine · Nursing · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · School Health and Nursing Education · Gerontology