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The School Environment and Physical and Social-Emotional Well-Being: Implications for Students and School Employees
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Journal of School Health . Sep 2023 93(9):799-812. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Background: The school environment, consisting of the physical environment and social-emotional climate (SEC), plays a crucial role in both student and employee health; however, there is a lack of recent literature synthesizing school environment interventions in K-12 settings. We describe updated evidence about school environment interventions to support K-12 student and employee health in the United States. Methods: A 2-phase search included a review of reviews (2010-2018), followed by a search for individual articles (2010-2020) that targeted school physical environment and/or SEC to address physical activity (PA) and/or nutrition. We also investigated how nutrition and PA interventions with an SEC component improves social-emotional and/or mental health outcomes. Because research on dietary and PA behaviors for school employees is limited; we included studies on other worksites (eg, hospitals and offices) to provide insight for school employees. Findings: We identified 40 articles describing 40 unique studies and 45 interventions and grouped them by intervention type. Physical environment interventions demonstrated significant and positive nutrition and PA behavioral outcomes for students; outcomes among employees were mixed. Interventions with SEC components reported improvements in some mental health outcomes. Implications: The school environment can affect dietary and PA behaviors as well as mental health for students and employees. Conclusions: Establishing healthy school environments can support student and employee PA, dietary behaviors, and mental health.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0022-4391 and 1746-1561
- Volume :
- 93
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Journal of School Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1391370
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.13375