Abstract
A questionnaire on providing a school-based weight control program was given to 630 school nurses and 1137 school administrators located in Minnesota. Two hundred ninety-six nurses and 533 administrators responded. Forthy-five percent of the schools reported providing weight control programs for students, primarily on an as-needed basis. Most respondents - 82.4% of nurses and 66.0% of administrators - agreed that schools should provide weight control programs for students.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 183-185 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | American Journal of Health Promotion |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1997 |