Department of Nutritional Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.
J Nutr Educ Behav. 2019 Apr;51(4):498-504. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2018.12.009. Epub 2019 Feb 6.
Investigate differences in familiarity of parents of school-aged children with school wellness polices (SWP) and perceptions of the problem of childhood obesity related to support for the SWP and school's role in providing a healthy environment.
Descriptive, cross-sectional study using telephone surveys conducted in spring, 2016. T test statistics compared differences between parents with high vs low SWP familiarity and agreement vs disagreement of childhood obesity as problematic.
Nearly half of parents (49.5%) had low familiarity with SWP. Overall, fewer parents agreed that obesity was a local school problem compared with a statewide problem (P < .001). Differences in agreement about childhood obesity explained some differences in SWP support.
Greater awareness is needed among parents of schoolchildren regarding the SWP as well as the prevalence of childhood obesity. This could be achieved through increased development, implementation, and evaluation of communication efforts between schools and families regarding health-promoting environments.
调查学龄儿童家长对学校健康政策（SWP）的熟悉程度以及对与支持 SWP 和学校在提供健康环境方面相关的儿童肥胖问题的看法的差异。
采用描述性、横断面研究，于 2016 年春季进行电话调查。使用 t 检验统计比较熟悉程度高与低的家长之间以及对儿童肥胖问题的支持意见一致与不一致的家长之间的差异。
近一半的家长（49.5%）对 SWP 熟悉程度较低。总体而言，与认为肥胖是全州性问题相比，认为肥胖是当地学校问题的家长较少（P<.001）。对儿童肥胖的看法的差异解释了对 SWP 支持的一些差异。
需要提高学童家长对 SWP 以及儿童肥胖流行程度的认识。可以通过增加学校与家庭之间在促进健康环境方面的沟通努力的开发、实施和评估来实现这一目标。
