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Promotion of physical activity and healthy food choices was hampered by competitiveness, lack of quality food, easy access to non-nutritious food, and time constraints

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.7.4.123

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    Bauer KW, Yang YW, Austin SB. “How can we stay healthy when you’re throwing all of this in front of us?” Findings from focus groups and interviews in middle schools on environmental influences on nutrition and physical activity. Health Educ Behav 2004;31:34–46.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    Q What are the factors in school social and physical environments that support or interfere with the promotion of healthy nutrition and physical activity?

    DESIGN

    Qualitative study.

    SETTING

    Grade 7 and 8 classes (children 12–14 y) in 2 public schools (500–800 students) in northeastern USA.

    PARTICIPANTS

    26 students and 23 faculty and staff members.

    METHODS

    Students were divided by grade and sex into 7 focus groups, and faculty and staff members were divided into 3 focus groups. 10 individual interviews were conducted with key informants including administrators, cafeteria managers, physical education directors, school nurses, guidance counsellors, and health educators. Focus groups and individual interviews lasted 45–60 minutes. Topics included the physical and social environments in the schools …

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    Footnotes

    • For correspondence: Dr S B Austin, Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, USA. bryn.austintch.harvard.edu

    • Sources of funding: Boston Obesity Nutrition Research Center; Massachusetts Health Research Institute; McCarthy Family Foundation; Maternal and Child Health Bureau, US Department of Health and Human Services.