Suvadra Datta Gupta, Nazeem Muhajarine, Rachel Engler-Stringer
"I Would Have My Children Participate IF …": Perceptions of Canadian Caregivers Towards School Food Programs
Canadian journal of dietetic practice and research : a publication of Dietitians of Canada = Revue canadienne de la pratique et de la recherche en dietetique : une publication des Dietetistes du Canada
relatively little known risk behaviors elementary school children recent evaluation comprehensive school health education curriculum provided opportunity survey elementary school children perceived health status knowledge attitudes health selfefficacy health risk behaviors evaluation total 4273 surveys completed 2 cohorts school children grades 2 4 24 schools large urban school district spring semesters 2002 cohorts surveyed second time third fifth grade spring 2003 older children scored higher younger ones factors generally associated improved health behaviors health knowledge refusal skills yet scored lower younger children healthy behaviors especially risk behaviors things presumed associated later adolescent risk taking interrelationships among behavior knowledge age schoollevel attributes explored health knowledge refusal skills protective factors increase health behaviors improve slightly important factor explaining health behaviors grade level article points need study development risk behaviors throughout elementary school need additional work measurement risk behaviors elementary school years