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Are School Lunches Contributing To The Obesity Epidemic Among Children?, Luis Chavez
Are School Lunches Contributing To The Obesity Epidemic Among Children?, Luis Chavez
Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations
Background: Childhood obesity is a major public health issue in the United States (U.S.) and recent data have shown that the incidence and prevalence have been increasing over the past 20 years. Poor dietary habits are often attributed to these increasing rates. The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides meals and snacks to over 30 million students. Therefore, determining whether an association exists between student participation in the NSLP, and their respective body mass index (BMI) is critical. Few studies have examined a family’s economic stability and the child’s race as potential moderating variables. This study aimed to investigate …
Sports Nutrition Project Based Learning Assignment Reflection, Guillermo Escalante
Sports Nutrition Project Based Learning Assignment Reflection, Guillermo Escalante
Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy
This is a reflection paper of a Sports Nutrition Project Based Learning Assignment that was developed at the 2018 Project Based Learning Workshop and implemented in the Winter 2019 session of KINE 382- Sports Nutrition.
Perspectives Of Social Work Students On Nutrition And The Nutrition Effects On Mental Health, Diana Tran
Perspectives Of Social Work Students On Nutrition And The Nutrition Effects On Mental Health, Diana Tran
Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations
Nutrition is related to the mental well-being of clients. However, the nutritional views and practices of social workers in the mental health field have not been thoroughly explored. By using the post-positivist paradigm, 15 mental health social work students were interviewed for their perspectives regarding nutrition and nutrition’s effect on stress. Their main ideas were identified, connected, and organized to develop a theoretical statement. The resulting theory focused on the development of social work students' perspectives in applying nutrition into their mental health practice. The students were influenced by a variety of background factors, including their education, barriers to applying …
The Development Of A Curriculum On Nutritional Concepts In Nursing, Linda K. Hamaguchi
The Development Of A Curriculum On Nutritional Concepts In Nursing, Linda K. Hamaguchi
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this curriculum project has been to develop a nutrition course designed for registered nurses that can be offered through an adult education program within the community. The course is intended to present current nutritional concepts to meet the interests and needs of nurses in a continuing education context.