1. 3 Paul J. Veugelers Ottawa, April 22, 2008
Fourth National School Health Conference

2. Implementation and Sustainability of Comprehensive School Health Programs. How a Researcher can Help!?!
What we know about CSH programs?
some evidence of successful implementation
no evidence of sustainability
little evidence on benefits

3. implementation sustainability
Implementation and Sustainability of Comprehensive School Health Programs. How a Researcher can Help!?!
A favourable CSH program:
implementation sustainability
benefits
a resource balance

4. Annapolis Valley Health Promoting Schools
‘Making the healthy choice the easy choice’
What they do:
Healthy lunches only
No junk policy
Daily physical activities
Access to gym
Health & nutrition
curriculum
Parent involvement
Community involvement
What we saw:
Better diets
More physically active
Less screen time
59% less overweight
72% less obesity

5. implementation sustainability
Implementation and Sustainability of Comprehensive School Health Programs. How a Researcher can Help!?!
What they do:
Healthy lunches only
No junk policy
Daily physical activities
Access to gym
Health & nutrition
curriculum
Parent involvement
Community involvement
What we saw:
Better diets
More physically active
Less screen time
59% less overweight
72% less obesity
implementation sustainability
benefits

6. Implementation and Sustainability of Comprehensive School Health Programs. How a Researcher can Help!?!
Convincing to decision makers:
Implementable, sustainable, beneficial
New Programs
Annapolis Valley Regional School Board
Alberta Project Promoting active Living and healthy Eating

7. Implementation and Sustainability of Comprehensive School Health Programs. How a Researcher can Help!?!
“Time spent talking about food and doing physical activities takes away time from learning ….…”

8. Low diet quality: reference Middle group: 17% less failure
Implementation and Sustainability of Comprehensive School Health Programs. How a Researcher can Help!?!
Low diet quality: reference
Middle group: 17% less failure
Best diet quality: 30% less failure
Journal for School Health April 2008

9. How a Researcher can Help!?!
Implementation and Sustainability of Comprehensive School Health Programs.
How a Researcher can Help!?!
implementation sustainability
benefits to health
benefits to learning

10. Questions