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Development Of An Educational Program To Obtain And Maintain Healthy Weights Among 4th And 5th Grade Students, Stephanie Dean Black
Development Of An Educational Program To Obtain And Maintain Healthy Weights Among 4th And 5th Grade Students, Stephanie Dean Black
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Development of an Educational Program to Obtain and Maintain Healthy Weights Among 4th and 5th Grade Students
By
Stephanie D. Black
MSN, University of Phoenix, 2008
BSN, Southwest Baptist University, 2006
ASN, Southwest Baptist University, 2003
Capstone Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Walden University
October 2017
Obesity is prevalent in schoolchildren and increases risk of chronic diseases throughout the lifespan. Strategies are needed to address this growing health problem. Education in elementary schools targeting the topics of nutritional choices and prevention of obesity, particularly in 4th-5th grade population, is …