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- Title
Implementation of a Statewide Policy Mandating School-Based Fitness Assessment Screening, Georgia: 2018.
- Authors
Corso, Phaedra S.; Ingels, Justin; Rajbhandari-Thapa, Janani; Davis, Marsha
- Abstract
Objectives. To evaluate the statewide implementation of childhood fitness assessment and reporting in Georgia. Methods. We collected survey data from 1683 (919 valid responses from a random-digit-dialed survey and 764 valid responses from a Qualtrics panel) parents of public school students in Georgia in 2018. Results. Most parents reported that their child participated in fitness assessments at school, yet only 31% reported receiving results. If a child was identified as needing improvement, parents were significantly more likely to change the diet and exercise of both the child and the family. Conclusions. A state-level mandatory fitness assessment for children may be successful in state-level surveillance of fitness levels; parental awareness of the policy, receipt of the fitness assessment information, and action on receiving the screening information require more efforts in implementation.
- Subjects
GEORGIA; HELP-seeking behavior; INTELLECT; HEALTH policy; MEDICAL screening; CHILDHOOD obesity; PHYSICAL fitness; PUBLIC buildings; SCHOOL health services; HUMAN services programs; PARENT attitudes
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2020, Vol 110, Issue 10, p1564
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2020.305834