| Significant effects of implementation of health-promoting schools on schoolteachers' nutrition knowledge and dietary intake in Taiwan. | |
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PMID: 19656439 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: Although teachers are the key participants in health-promoting schools (HPS) programme delivery, it is still unknown whether teachers are appropriate health information resources and role models for students with respect to healthy diets. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of implementing HPS programmes on teachers' nutrition knowledge and diets. DESIGN: One HPS programme aiming at dietary intervention (HP-D) and one HPS not aiming at dietary intervention (HP-ND) were selected, along with two non-health-promoting (NHP) schools matched for school size and urbanization level with the two HPS. All 361 teachers in the four schools were invited to participate, yielding a 78.4 % overall valid response rate. A structured, self-reported questionnaire was administered, with regression models used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: Teachers in the HP-D group had a mean score of 21.1 on a range of 0-30 for nutrition knowledge, which was significantly higher than the mean scores of 18.5 in the HP-ND group and 19.1 in the NHP group (P < 0.001). Better dietary behaviours were also observed among HP-D teachers. Further, being a 'health education' course instructor was associated with significantly higher scores on nutrition knowledge (beta = 2.6, P < 0.001) and vegetable and fruit consumption (beta = 1.4, P = 0.02) in the HP-D group than in the NHP group. The HP-ND and NHP groups exhibited similar patterns of non-significant differences compared with the HP-D group. CONCLUSIONS: Implementation of a coordinated HPS framework on nutrition and diet was positively correlated with schoolteachers' nutrition knowledge and dietary intake. |
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Authors:
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Yi-Hua Chen; Ching-Ying Yeh; Yu-Ming Lai; Meei-Ling Shyu; Kuo-Cherh Huang; Hung-Yi Chiou |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2009-08-06 |
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Title: Public health nutrition Volume: 13 ISSN: 1475-2727 ISO Abbreviation: Public Health Nutr Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
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Created Date: 2010-03-16 Completed Date: 2010-04-20 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9808463 Medline TA: Public Health Nutr Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 579-88 Citation Subset: IM |
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School of Public Health, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. |
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Adult Faculty / statistics & numerical data* Female Food Habits Health Education Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* Health Promotion / methods* Humans Logistic Models Male Middle Aged Nutritional Sciences / education* Program Evaluation Questionnaires School Health Services Schools* Socioeconomic Factors Taiwan Young Adult |
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