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Overcoming Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence
A Guide for School Leaders


November 2006 | 168 pages | Corwin

"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.


 
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

"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 provides a good background history of how the shifts in education policy have changed over the past 80-something years and have developed a sedentary society. It demonstrates the challenges that principals face today."

James Gostomski, Physical Education Teacher
Verde Elementary School, Boca Raton, FL

"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

"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 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)

"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
Key features
  • A clear and authoritative guide to help school leaders sort through the current flood of information about the child obesity epidemic.
  • Written by an educator and a physician specializing in child obesity.
  •  Covers the basic Do's, Don'ts, and Can'ts to help principals create and implement new school policies for nutrition, fitness, and health.
  • Features ready-to-use student surveys on nutrition and wellness
  • Features annotated guides to current research spanning medical, educational, and public health issues.

Sample Materials & Chapters

Preface

Chapter 1


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