Healthy & Ready to Learn: Examining the Efficacy of an Early Approach to Obesity Prevention and School Readiness

• Published in: Journal of research in childhood education Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 304 - 325
• Main Authors: Winter, Suzanne M., Sass, Daniel A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Olney Taylor & Francis Group 01.07.2011; Routledge; Association for Childhood Education International; Taylor & Francis Inc
• Subjects: Academic Achievement; Academic achievement gaps; Academic Standards; Age; Body Composition; Body Height; child; Childhood obesity; Childrens health; Comparative analysis; Control Groups; Disadvantaged Youth; Early childhood education; education; Health aspects; Hispanic Americans; Language Acquisition; Learning; Learning Readiness; Low Income; Measures (Individuals); Minority Groups; Obesity; Obesity in children; Physical Activities; preschool; Preschool Children; Prevention; Program Descriptions; Program Effectiveness; Psychomotor Skills; readiness; Reading Readiness; Receptive Language; School Readiness; Sex; Social aspects; Study and teaching; Validity; United States

The collision of the childhood obesity epidemic with pressure to achieve high academic standards is of serious concern in the United States. Growing numbers of low-income, minority children face double jeopardy as alarming obesity rates further widen existing achievement gaps. Health and education d...