William L. Fibkins

Teen Obesity

How Schools Can Be the Number One Solution to the Problem

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

There is an epidemic of obesity in America's schools and educators are ideally situated to identify, intervene, educate, and support overweight students who are headed for long-term illness or possibly, an early death. In this book, the author proposes a ' Circle of Wellness' model for schools that includes an intervention effort to promote a healthy lifestyle among students. To learn more, visit www.williamfibkins.com.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. September 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 530g
• ISBN-13: 9781578865116
• ISBN-10: 1578865115
• Artikelnr.: 21847661

Autorenporträt

William Fibkins is an author and consultant. His focus is on education reform, teacher retraining and mentoring, intervention on behalf of at-risk students and parents, reorganizing school counseling programs, and establishing a "Circle of Wellness " in schools to address student health and wellness issues.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Why Preventing Teen Obesity Should Be a Priority
for Schools Chapter 3 How Schools Became Unwitting Partners in Helping
Teens Become Overweight and Obese Chapter 4 What Educators Need to Know
about the Risks for Overweight and Obese Teens Chapter 5 How School
Wellness Councils Can Revitalize the Cafeteria and Food Service System
Chapter 6 How Schools Can Increase Physical Activity to Help Students
Reduce Weight Chapter 7 Utilizing the Circle of Wellness to Improve
Nutrition and Physical Activity for Students Chapter 8 Utilizing the Circle
of Wellness Model to Address Staff Overweight, Obesity, and Related Health
Problems