The impact of Action Schools! BC on the health of Aboriginal children and youth living in rural and remote communities in British Columbia

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dc.contributor.authorTomlin, Dona
dc.contributor.authorNaylor, PJ
dc.contributor.authorMcKay, Heather
dc.contributor.authorZorzi, Alexandra
dc.contributor.authorMitchell, Marc
dc.contributor.authorPanagiotopoulos, Constadina
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-27T00:12:36Z
dc.date.available2021-01-27T00:12:36Z
dc.date.copyright2012en_US
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractObjectives: The aim of the study was to determine the short-term impact of a 7-month whole-school physical activity and healthy eating intervention (Action Schools! BC) over the 2007–2008 school year for children and youth in 3 remote First Nations villages in northwestern British Columbia. Study design: A pre-experimental pre/post design was conducted with 148 children and youth (77 males, 71 females; age 12.5±2.2 yrs). Methods: We evaluated changes in obesity (body mass index [wt/ht2] and waist circumference z-scores: zBMI and zWC), aerobic fitness (20-m shuttle run), physical activity (PA; physical activity questionnaire and accelerometry), healthy eating (dietary recall) and cardiovascular risk (CV risk). Results: zBMI remained unchanged while zWC increased from 0.46±1.07 to 0.57±1.04 (p<0.05). No change was detected in PA or CV risk but aerobic fitness increased by 22% (25.4±15.8 to 30.9±20.0 laps; p<0.01). There was an increase in the variety of vegetables consumed (1.10±1.18 to 1.45±1.24; p<0.05) but otherwise no dietary changes were detected. Conclusions: While no changes were seen in PA or overall CV risk, zWC increased, zBMI remained stable and aerobic fitness improved during a 7-month intervention.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis project received funding from the following agencies: The Canadian Council on Learning, British Columbia Medical Services Foundation and the Canadian Diabetes Association. Constadina Panagiotopoulos is the recipient of the Child & Family Research Institute Clinician Scientist Award and the Canadian Diabetes Association Clinician Scientist Award.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTomlin, D., Naylor, PJ., McKay, M., Zorzi, A., Mitchell, M. & Panagiotopoulos, C. (2012). The impact of Action Schools! BC on the health of Aboriginal children and youth living in rural and remote communities in British Columbia. International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 71(1). https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v71i0.17999en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v71i0.17999
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/12608
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Circumpolar Healthen_US
dc.subjectphysical activity
dc.subjectaerobic fitness
dc.subjectcardiovascular risk
dc.subjectchildren
dc.subjectAboriginal youth
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subject.departmentSchool of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education
dc.titleThe impact of Action Schools! BC on the health of Aboriginal children and youth living in rural and remote communities in British Columbiaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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