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- Title
Leveraging School Nurse Expertise to Meet Children's Health and Nutrition Needs in Afterschool Programs.
- Authors
Venrick, Heather Wensil; McClure, Natasha; Hande, Karen
- Abstract
The National Association of School Nurses' position statement clarifies the role of school nurses in afterschool activities is to assess, plan, and evaluate the health needs of students in programs that extend beyond the regular school day. School nurses leverage their expertise as trusted and caring providers to deliver health promotion education in the school setting. They can partner with afterschool programs to assess students' healthy eating and physical activity. The purpose of this article is to describe an exemplar assessment of Healthy Eating and Physical Activity in one afterschool program and discuss approaches to address preventable factors associated with childhood obesity.
- Subjects
SOUTHERN States; RISK of childhood obesity; DIET; FOOD habits; HEALTH behavior; HEALTH promotion; NURSING assessment; SCHOOL nursing; STUDENT assistance programs; PHYSICAL activity
- Publication
NASN School Nurse, 2020, Vol 35, Issue 1, p15
- ISSN
1942-602X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1942602X19874490