Elementary school children’s recess schedule and dietary intake at lunch: a community-based participatory research partnership pilot study

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 14; no. 1; p. 156
• Main Authors: Hunsberger, Monica, McGinnis, Paul, Smith, Jamie, Beamer, Beth Ann, O’Malley, Jean
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 12.02.2014
• Subjects: Behavior; Child; Child, Preschool; Children & youth; Community involvement; Community-Based Participatory Research; Diet; Elementary schools; Female; Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa och socialmedicin; Food Preferences; Food service; Humans; Intervention; Lunch; Male; Menu Planning; Milk; milk intake; nutrition; Obesity; Oregon; Pilot Projects; Public Health, Global Health and Social Medicine; Qualitative research; recess first; Recreation; reverse recess; Rural areas; Rural schools; School Health Services; School lunches; School principals; Schools; Science; Studies; Oregon; USA, Oregon

School recess before lunch (e.g., reverse recess) has been suggested as a means to improve dietary intake and classroom behavior but limited research explores this school-based policy. This pilot study tests the impact of recess scheduling on dietary intake at school lunch. A mixed methods approach...