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It Takes a Village: Promoting Parent and Family Education on Healthy Lifestyles for Minnesota Secondary Students
Author(s) -
Hearst Mary O.,
Wang Qi,
Gran Katherine,
Davey Cynthia S.,
Nanney Marilyn S.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/josh.12468
Subject(s) - gee , physical education , physical activity , generalized estimating equation , psychology , nutrition education , national health and nutrition examination survey , physical activity level , gerontology , school health education , cross sectional study , environmental health , health education , medicine , public health , mathematics education , physical therapy , nursing , population , statistics , mathematics , pathology
BACKGROUND This study examines school strategies to educate parents over time about physical activity and nutrition and how those strategies are related to adolescent health behaviors.METHODS Data from the Minnesota School Health Profiles Lead Health Education Teacher survey (2008‐2012) and the Minnesota Student Survey ( MSS , 2013) included provisions for parent education about physical activity and nutrition and student physical activity and dietary intake behaviors. Analyses were performed using SAS , version 9.3. A generalized estimating equation ( GEE ) was used to examine changes over time in school policies. Adjusted linear regression models examined cross‐sectional association between school policies (2012) and school‐level mean student outcomes (2013).RESULTS Parent education about physical activity and nutrition was constant over time, with the exception of a decrease in physical activity education in schools with low minority enrollment. There was a positive relationship between schools offering physical activity education for parents and the number of days a student meets physical activity and water consumption recommendations. There was no relationship between strategies for nutrition education and dietary intake.CONCLUSIONS School providing strategies for parent engagement around student physical activity and nutrition may increase parent engagement overall and improve adolescent and school‐related outcomes.