Parental Perceptions of the Schools’ Role in Addressing Childhood Obesity
Parental Perceptions of the Schools’ Role in Addressing Childhood Obesity
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家长对学校在解决儿童肥胖问题中的作用的看法
DOI：
10.1177/10598405070230010701
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发表时间：
2007
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通讯作者：
B. Polivka
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作者：
M. Murphy;B. Polivka
随着儿童肥胖症的增加，学校一直在努力应对这一流行病。父母与学龄儿童在郊区挂钥匙计划进行了调查，关于他们的看法儿童肥胖，身体质量指数，和学校的作用，在预防和治疗肥胖。超过80%的参与者认为不活动、不良的饮食行为、父母对孩子吃什么缺乏控制以及吃得太多是儿童肥胖的主要原因。家长们更愿意通过学校护士的来信从学校获得有关孩子身体质量指数的信息。与会者一致认为，学校应开设体育课以及营养和体重控制单元。家长们还支持取消垃圾食品机器，提供特殊的低热量膳食。通过支持这些策略，家长们表示，学校应该在儿童肥胖问题上发挥作用。学校护士可以在他们的学区倡导家长的偏好。
As childhood obesity has increased, schools have struggled with their role in this epidemic. Parents with a school-age child in a suburban latchkey program were surveyed regarding their perceptions of childhood obesity, body mass index, and the school’s role in prevention and treatment of obesity. More than 80% of participants identified inactivity, poor eating behavior, lack of parental control in what children eat, and eating too much as the main causes of childhood obesity. Parents preferred receiving information about their child’s body mass index from the school via a letter from the school nurse. Participants agreed that physical education classes, as well as units on nutrition and weight control, should be present in schools. Parents also supported eliminating junk food machines and offering special low-calorie meals. By supporting these strategies, parents indicated that schools should have a role in childhood obesity. School nurses can advocate for parental preferences in their school district.