Health and nutrition in public and private schools in the city of Recife

Bezerra, Myrtis de Assunção; Carvalho, Eduardo Freese de; Oliveira, Juliana Souza; Leal, Vanessa Sá

doi:10.1590/1806-930420170001000011

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“…In Brazil the basic health units are developing these actions in the school environment [18]. However, it is understood that public health units may not have the capacity to offer support for all schools within their jurisdiction.…”

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“…Furthermore, schools may find it difficult to implement this component adequately, as they do not have partnerships with health professionals or even the support of government policies [18]. …”

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confidence: 99%

“…School meals do not currently appear to promote policies that encourage healthy eating among adolescents [18, 36]. School canteens sell or serve children and adolescents a daily diet of highly processed food, such as cookies with filling, bakery products, candy and soda.…”

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“…Joint analysis of these components allowed us to estimate the competency degree of initiatives for promoting healthy eating and the practice of physical activity developed by the schools. A detailed description of the components of school health promotion can be found in Bezerra et al [18]…”

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Health promotion initiatives at school related to overweight, insulin resistance, hypertension and dyslipidemia in adolescents: a cross-sectional study in Recife, Brazil

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BackgroundThe emergence of diseases such as dyslipidemia, systemic arterial hypertension, insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents has brought about a change in the epidemiologic profile of the pediatric population. As action to promote health in the school environment is a useful tool for changing the pattern of health/disease in the young population, the present study aimed to identify schools that promote healthy eating and physical activity and to study the relationship between these practices and the prevalence of overweight, hypertension, insulin resistance and hypercholesterolemia in adolescents.MethodsA cross-sectional population-based study was conducted with 2400 adolescents aged from 12 to 17 years old and participating in the “Study of Cardiovascular Risk in Adolescents” (ERICA – Estudo de Riscos Cardiovasculares em Adolescente). The association between dependent (overweight, insulin resistance, hypertension and dyslipidemia) and independent variables (implementation of health promoting initiative in schools) was investigated using the chi-square test and prevalence ratio (PR) with a confidence index (CI) of 95%.ResultsThe unsatisfactory implementation of a “health promoting environment” (PR = 1.02; CI 95%: 1.0; 1.04) and “partnerships with the health sector” (PR = 1.03; CI 95%: 1.01; 1.05) were linked to a high prevalence of overweight in adolescents. Hypercholesterolemia was found to be higher in the schools with unsatisfactory implementation of “healthy eating and health on the scholar curriculum” (PR = 1.71; CI 95%: 1.22; 2.44) and those lacking a “healthy-eating promoting environment” (PR = 1.29; CI 95%: 1.10; 1.54). Schools with unsatisfactory implementation of a “health-eating promoting environment” (PR = 1.36; CI 95%: 1.04; 1.79) and those lacking “partnership with the health sector” (PR = 2.12; CI 95%: 1.38; 3.24) had more adolescents with insulin resistance. There was no association between hypertension and any other component studied.ConclusionSchools which have implemented adequate health promotion in their curriculums showed a lower prevalence of overweight, insulin resistance and hypercholesterolemia in adolescents.

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“…Also, healthy lifestyle must be valued and consolidated in the school context, through local public policies that favor the support to physical activities, with the adequacy of physical environments and the integration of physical exercises in after school activities and the promotion of healthy eating, with restriction of processed and ultra-processed foods offered in school canteens (33) .…”

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Perception of body image and nutritional status in adolescents of public schools

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Objective: To assess body image dissatisfaction among adolescents from Northern Minas Gerais. Method: This is a cross-sectional study with adolescents of both sexes, enrolled in the sixth to ninth year in the municipal public education network. A questionnaire was used, composed of sociodemographic and body image variables, which was obtained through a scale of silhouette figures. The anthropometric measurements of weight and height were performed to estimate body mass index. The correlation between the classification of the body mass index and the body image of adolescents was estimated through weighted Kappa. Results: A total of 535 adolescents participated, and 24.5% had different classifications between the real and ideal body image. The Kappa index for the classification of body image was 0.51, 0.58 and 0.32 for the total of adolescents, girls and boys, respectively. Conclusion: Public school adolescents are dissatisfied with their self-body image.

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Implementation of public health policies for healthy lifestylespromotion: what Brazil should tell us?

Ferrari

2018

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The objective of this work was to update Brazilian experiences on implementation research (IR)regarding promotion of healthy lifestyles to decrease the risk of chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCD). Some Brazilian governmental activities for promotion of healthy lifestyles have been adopted around the world such as the case of the "World Physical Activity Day" and the"Walking for health program". Following the example of many other developing and developed countries, Brazilian government has been sponsored leisure-time physical activity and healthy eating programs which still were not capable of promoting massive participation, especially from workers, elderly and people from the less privileged socioeconomic classes. Although successful exercise promotion strategies have been done in Brazil, the implementation science on promotion of healthy lifestyles is still rising and more research is necessary to identify the settings, circumstances, and processes for effective and sustainable adoption of healthy dietary and exercise practices. Understanding problems, concerns and barriers for implementation of health promotion (HP) policies in Brazil could be useful for many other developing nations.

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Health and nutrition in public and private schools in the city of Recife

Cited by 8 publications

References 26 publications

Health promotion initiatives at school related to overweight, insulin resistance, hypertension and dyslipidemia in adolescents: a cross-sectional study in Recife, Brazil

Health promotion initiatives at school related to overweight, insulin resistance, hypertension and dyslipidemia in adolescents: a cross-sectional study in Recife, Brazil

Perception of body image and nutritional status in adolescents of public schools

Implementation of public health policies for healthy lifestylespromotion: what Brazil should tell us?

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