School-wide healthy weight behaviors: Promoting Universal Longevity via School-family Ecologies (PULSE)

Rates of childhood obesity have more than tripled in the last 40 years, resulting in a challenge from the public sector and various governmental institutions for the development of effective prevention/early intervention programming. Based on an extensive review of the literature, an evidence‐based,...

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Published in:Psychology in the schools 2009-09, Vol.46 (8), p.748-755
Main Authors: Anderson, Laura M., Phelps, LeAdelle
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Body Weight
Curriculum
Early Intervention
Early intervention programmes
Ecology
Evidence based
Family Programs
Health Behavior
Health Education
Health Promotion
Imbalance
Longevity
Obese children
Obesity
Prevention
Public Sector
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Summary:Rates of childhood obesity have more than tripled in the last 40 years, resulting in a challenge from the public sector and various governmental institutions for the development of effective prevention/early intervention programming. Based on an extensive review of the literature, an evidence‐based, school‐wide curriculum is proposed. Promoting Universal Longevity via School–family Ecologies (PULSE) is intended to change weight imbalance behaviors via proactive and long‐term interventions directed toward all children and their families (universal prevention model) via the school setting. The authors provide a review of the literature and outline the conceptual model of PULSE. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
ISSN:0033-3085
1520-6807
DOI:10.1002/pits.20413