The Healthy Champions program in Pennsylvania schools: Assessment, awareness, and improvement of school wellness
The Healthy Champions program in Pennsylvania schools: Assessment, awareness, and improvement of school wellness
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DOI：
10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.101018
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发表时间：
2019-12-01
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2.8
通讯作者：
Kraschnewski, J. L.
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作者：
Francis, E.;Hogentogler, R.;Kraschnewski, J. L.
学校是促进健康行为以减少儿童肥胖的重要环境；然而，许多障碍阻碍了学校维持健康项目。健康冠军项目的目标是帮助学校通过营养和活动评估来确定需要改进的领域，并提供定制的分数报告和欢迎材料，以促进健康行为的改变。在这项研究中，我们的目的是描述参与和评估结果，该计划在五年期间。从2013年开始，宾夕法尼亚州的私立和公立K-12学校都可以参加健康冠军项目。学校工作人员完成了一项评估，对健康环境的各个方面进行评分，并用于将学校纳入该计划。学校根据反馈被授予星级（0-5），并提供量身定制的回应来提高评级，重新招生成为学校跟踪进展的简单方法。从2013年到2018年，592所学校至少入学一年，代表宾夕法尼亚州67个县中的58个（87%）。基线时的平均星级为2.89分（满分5分）；然而，与学校规模和城乡状况无关，注册多年的学校（51%）的明星地位有了显著提高。
Schools are important environments for promotion of healthy behaviors to reduce childhood obesity; however, many barriers prevent schools from sustaining wellness programs. The goal of the Healthy Champions program was to assist schools with identifying areas for improvement through a nutrition and activity-focused assessment, and delivery of a customized score report and welcome kit with materials to promote healthful behavior change. In this study, we aimed to describe participation and assessment results for this program across a five-year period. Enrollment in the Healthy Champions program was open to private and public K-12 schools across Pennsylvania beginning in 2013. School staff completed an assessment that scored aspects of the wellness environment and was used to enroll schools in the program. Schools were awarded star status (0-5) based upon responses and provided a tailored response to improve ratings, and with re-enrollment, became a simple way for schools to track progress. From 2013 to 2018, 592 schools enrolled for at least one year, representing 58 out of 67 counties (87%) in Pennsylvania. Mean star status at baseline was 2.89 out of 5; however, schools enrolled for multiple years (51%) saw significant improvement in star status, independent of school size and rural/urban status.