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School Based Nutrition And Exercise Program, Darlene L. Amalfitano
School Based Nutrition And Exercise Program, Darlene L. Amalfitano
Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview
The purpose of this project was to develop a school-based nutrition and exercise program aimed at encouraging and teaching healthful lifestyle choices and facilitating behavior change. A premise of the program was that sustainable changes in diet and physical activity accomplished in childhood may be carried into adulthood and may assist in the prevention of obesity in later years. The Ecological Theory by Urie Bronfenbrenner and Nola Pender's Health Promotion Model (2006) were the frameworks that guided this program development. The program duration was six weeks, and sessions met two times per week with 4th, 5th, and 6th grade participants. …