1 To evaluate the Parallel- 251 children Kids N Fitness, a 6- The child and Significant results for students in

Wright, K., Giger, J. N., impact of a group ages 8-12 from week program adolescent trial for the intervention, included for
Norris, K., & Suro, Z. nurse directed, randomized elementary which met weekly cardiovascular boys decreases inTV viewing; and
(2013). Impact of a coordinated, control trial schools in to provide 45 min health school girls increases in daily physical
nurse-directed, culturally urban, low of structured physical activity activity, physical education class
coordinated school sensitive, income physical activity and nutrition attendance, and decreases in
health program to school-based, neighborhood in and a 45 min student body mass index z-scores from
enhance physical family- LA. nutrition questionnaire baseline to the 12 month follow-
activity behaviors and centered education class for measured physical up.
reduce body mass lifestyle parents and activity behavior
index among minority program on children. School including: daily
children: A parallel- activity wide wellness physical activity.
group, randomized behaviors and activities including
control trial. body mass health and
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2 Evaluate the Cluster 334 pupils, 167 Nutrition Anthropometric: The interventions significantly
Amini, M., Djazayery, effect of an randomized in the education and body weight (kg), reduced body mass index Z-score
A., Majdzadeh, R., intervention control trial intervention and increased physical height (cm), waist and hip circumference. Waist
Taghdisi, M. H., for reducing 167 in the activity for the circumference, hip circumference increased in both
Sadrzadeh-Yeganeh, H., excess weight comparison pupils, lifestyle circumference, groups, but the increase was
Abdollahi, Z., ... & gain in primary group, modifications for tricepts skin fold higher in the comparison group.
Nourmohammadi, M. school age determined to parents, and a thickness No significant difference was
(2016). A school-based children in be overweight change in food seen in time spent on TV viewing
intervention to reduce Tehran or obese based items sold at the between groups. Vigorous PA
excess weight in on World Health school’s canteens. increased in the intervention
overweight and obese Organization group, while the comparison
primary school standards group showed an increase in
students. Biological moderate activity only. Energy
research for nursing, intake increased significantly in
18(5), 531-540. the intervention group. Neither
triceps skinfold thickness nor
time spent on the computer
changed in the intervention
group, while they increased in
the comparison group.