An assessment of Australian school physical activity and nutrition policies.

CONCLUSIONS: To improve school practices, policies are needed that are mandated and consistent with expert recommendations, use clear language, and specify monitoring and accountability mechanisms. Implications for public health: Improvements in school policies can promote physical activity and healthy eating behaviours to positively influence student outcomes across Australia. PMID: 29235711 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29235711?dopt=Abstract

Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - December 13, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Stylianou M, Walker JL Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research