Overcoming Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence

A Guide for School Leaders
Donald Schumacher - Center for Nutrition and Preventive Medicine, Charlotte, NC
J. Allen Queen - University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA
Overcoming Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence
November 2006 | 168 pages | Corwin
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"Makes a distinct contribution to the field with the timeliness of the subject matter, the severity and demands of the issue addressed, and the need for more resources addressing this subject."
—Stephanie Slowik, School Counselor, West Lake Elementary School, Apex, NC

"Demonstrates the challenges that principals face today."
—James Gostomski, Physical Education Teacher, Verde Elementary School, Boca Raton, FL

Create and implement school policies that support wellness and fitness for our children's health and success!

This clear, authoritative overview by an educator and a physician helps principals navigate their way through the many contradictory recommendations confronting them. The authors provide a targeted discussion of the "do's," "don'ts," and "can'ts" that school leaders need to know when creating and implementing new school policies for wellness, nutrition, fitness, and health. Student surveys and annotated guides to the best research accompany core chapters on:

  • Dealing with childhood obesity in schools and society
  • Facilitating the principal's role as an agent of change
  • Understanding the barriers that interfere with change
  • Developing school action plans for wellness, fitness, and stress reduction

Principals will find Overcoming Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence a timely resource for understanding and evaluating the challenges inherent in dealing with this growing health issue in schools and society.

Contents

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

  • 1. Childhood Obesity, Schools, and Society
  • 2. The Principal’s Role as an Agent of Change
  • 3. The Barriers We Face
  • 4. School Principal Action Plans
  • 5. A Wellness Plan for You and Your School

Resources

  • A. Grades 3-5 Eating Survey
  • B. Grades 6-12 Eating Survey
  • C. Research Insights: Obesity in Children
  • D. Research Insights: Topics Related to Obesity in Children

References

References

Index

Index

Additional materials

Description

"Makes a distinct contribution to the field with the timeliness of the subject matter, the severity and demands of the issue addressed, and the need for more resources addressing this subject."
—Stephanie Slowik, School Counselor, West Lake Elementary School, Apex, NC

"Demonstrates the challenges that principals face today."
—James Gostomski, Physical Education Teacher, Verde Elementary School, Boca Raton, FL

Create and implement school policies that support wellness and fitness for our children's health and success!

This clear, authoritative overview by an educator and a physician helps principals navigate their way through the many contradictory recommendations confronting them. The authors provide a targeted discussion of the "do's," "don'ts," and "can'ts" that school leaders need to know when creating and implementing new school policies for wellness, nutrition, fitness, and health. Student surveys and annotated guides to the best research accompany core chapters on:

  • Dealing with childhood obesity in schools and society
  • Facilitating the principal's role as an agent of change
  • Understanding the barriers that interfere with change
  • Developing school action plans for wellness, fitness, and stress reduction

Principals will find Overcoming Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence a timely resource for understanding and evaluating the challenges inherent in dealing with this growing health issue in schools and society.

Contents

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

  • 1. Childhood Obesity, Schools, and Society
  • 2. The Principal’s Role as an Agent of Change
  • 3. The Barriers We Face
  • 4. School Principal Action Plans
  • 5. A Wellness Plan for You and Your School

Resources

  • A. Grades 3-5 Eating Survey
  • B. Grades 6-12 Eating Survey
  • C. Research Insights: Obesity in Children
  • D. Research Insights: Topics Related to Obesity in Children

References

References

Index

Index

Additional materials

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Overcoming Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence

A Guide for School Leaders

Donald Schumacher , J. Allen Queen
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November 2006 | 168 pages | Corwin

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"Makes a distinct contribution to the field with the timeliness of the subject matter, the severity and demands of the issue addressed, and the need for more resources addressing this subject."
—Stephanie Slowik, School Counselor, West Lake Elementary School, Apex, NC

"Demonstrates the challenges that principals face today."
—James Gostomski, Physical Education Teacher, Verde Elementary School, Boca Raton, FL

Create and implement school policies that support wellness and fitness for our children's health and success!

This clear, authoritative overview by an educator and a physician helps principals navigate their way through the many contradictory recommendations confronting them. The authors provide a targeted discussion of the "do's," "don'ts," and "can'ts" that school leaders need to know when creating and implementing new school policies for wellness, nutrition, fitness, and health. Student surveys and annotated guides to the best research accompany core chapters on:

  • Dealing with childhood obesity in schools and society
  • Facilitating the principal's role as an agent of change
  • Understanding the barriers that interfere with change
  • Developing school action plans for wellness, fitness, and stress reduction

Principals will find Overcoming Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence a timely resource for understanding and evaluating the challenges inherent in dealing with this growing health issue in schools and society.


Table Of Contents:

  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
  • 1. Childhood Obesity, Schools, and Society
  • 2. The Principal’s Role as an Agent of Change
  • 3. The Barriers We Face
  • 4. School Principal Action Plans
  • 5. A Wellness Plan for You and Your School
  • Resources
  • A. Grades 3-5 Eating Survey
  • B. Grades 6-12 Eating Survey
  • C. Research Insights: Obesity in Children
  • D. Research Insights: Topics Related to Obesity in Children
  • References
  • Index

Recent Product Reviews:

"Schumacher and Queen's book fits very nicely with the kind of curricular and programmatic resources available to school personnel regarding the treatment and prevention of overweight and obesity. The authors did a good job at making medical information accessible to someone who might lack expertise in that area."
Education Review: A Journal of Book Reviews, January 2008
"The authors present principals with a strategy guide for tackling the obesity epidemic within the school walls. A valuable first step for school administrators wondering how to begin improving the health of their students."
PsycCRITIQUES, August 2007, Vol. 52(33)
"This concise and comprehensive text provides an outstanding game plan at the tactical and operational levels for motivated building principals."
The School Administrator, May 2007
"The book tackles a major health problem that is significant to our educational system. It provides considerable evidence to support childhood obesity as a problem of interest for our nation."
Dolores Huffman, Associate Professor of Nursing, Purdue University Calumet
"The book makes a distinct contribution to the field because of the timeliness of the subject matter, the severity and demands of the issue, and the need for more resources addressing this subject."
Stephanie Slowik, School Counselor, West Lake Elementary School, Apex, NC

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