Other Titles
Smart Nutrition and Conditioning for Kids (SNACK): A Collaborative Approach to Combating Childhood Obesity [Symposium]
Abstract
A collaborative approach to improve children's fitness and nutrition, SNACK was developed to combat childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes in 2 urban elementary schools where the childhood obesity rate is 49%. Maximizing a coordinated school health approach increases the positive results on students, schools and communities.
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Sigma Membership
Delta Nu
Lead Author Affiliation
The College of New Jersey, Ewing, New Jersey, USA
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Collaboration, Nutrition, obesity, child
Recommended Citation
Perron, Tracy J., "SNACK: A collaborative approach to improve children's fitness and nutrition" (2017). Convention. 1.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/convention/2017/presentations_2017/1
Conference Name
44th Biennial Convention
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Conference Year
2017
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SNACK: A collaborative approach to improve children's fitness and nutrition
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
A collaborative approach to improve children's fitness and nutrition, SNACK was developed to combat childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes in 2 urban elementary schools where the childhood obesity rate is 49%. Maximizing a coordinated school health approach increases the positive results on students, schools and communities.
Description
44th Biennial Convention 2017 Theme: Influence Through Action: Advancing Global Health, Nursing, and Midwifery.