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Title: | The nexus of knowledge and behavior for school-aged children: implementation of Health Education Programs and a Nutritional Symbol System | Contributor(s): | Miller, Judith A (author) ; Graham, Lorraine (author); Pennington, Jim (author) | Publication Date: | 2013 | DOI: | 10.1080/18377122.2013.836771 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/13627 | Abstract: | Health-related knowledge has been assumed to inform lifestyle choices for school-aged students. A 'health-promoting school' provides the conceptual framework for this intervention. A large boarding school developed, implemented and refined a Nutritional Symbol System for their dining hall. The effectiveness of this social marketing strategy and school-based Health Education Program was evaluated by interviewing students (n = 16) for nutritional knowledge and application of the Nutritional Symbol System (NSS) to food choices in a range of contexts within (for example, in the dining hall and canteen) and beyond the school. In-depth interview data were collected, recorded and analyzed manually and via the Leximancer text mining software. Results indicated that there was a lack of consistent and accurate student knowledge derived from the Health Education Programs. Recommendations include a greater alignment between the Nutritional Symbol System, the plate and all Health Education Program materials to enhance students' health literacy around informed nutrition-related decisions. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 4(3), p. 217-234 | Publisher: | Routledge | Place of Publication: | Australia | ISSN: | 1837-7130 1837-7122 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 130210 Physical Education and Development Curriculum and Pedagogy 130106 Secondary Education 130105 Primary Education (excl Maori) |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 390111 Physical education and development curriculum and pedagogy 390306 Secondary education 390304 Primary education |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920401 Behaviour and Health 920205 Health Education and Promotion 920501 Child Health |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200203 Health education and promotion 200401 Behaviour and health 200506 Neonatal and child health |
Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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Appears in Collections: | Journal Article School of Education |
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