Limiting the availability of EECDs in children's bedrooms and discouraging their night-time use may be considered as a strategy to promote sleep and reduce childhood obesity.

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Objective Sedentary behaviours, physical inactivity, and poor diets in Canadian children are a major public health problem. Comprehensive school health (CSH) recognizes the importance of school and home collaboration; however, it is unknown how health behaviours promoted in school are adopted at home. The purpose of this research was to explore student perceptions of the translation of an intervention taking a CSH approach in Alberta, Canada, into the home environment. Methods The guiding method was focused ethnography, using photovoice as the data generation strategy. Grades 5 and 6 students were purposively sampled (n = 25), and asked to take photos of what CSH looks like in their home environment. Subsequent one-on-one interviews were conducted as part of the photovoice process to gain a deeper understanding of student perceptions. Results Two main themes emerged: students embraced the CSH philosophy, and students are driving change to create a healthy home culture. The underlying concept of leadership and independence was necessary for students to impact their health and the health of family members. Results demonstrated that students are catalyzing positive changes in the home environment by supporting changes in the home food environment, trying new things, facilitating improvements to healthy eating and active living, and monitoring unhealthy behaviours. Conclusion This study illustrates students' abilities to positively impact the home environment as a result of their involvement in CSH. Student leadership and independence should be promoted and emphasized in CSH to facilitate transition of health behaviours into the home environment.

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