Child Population Health
Physical inactivity and poor diet are major contributors to the rising rates of obesity and pose a significant threat to global health. School-based physical interventions are essential for encouraging children to stay active throughout the school day, beyond just Physical Education lessons. We focus on enhancing the school environment to foster positive health behaviours.
Physical inactivity and poor diet are major contributors to the rising rates of obesity and pose a significant threat to global health. School-based physical interventions are essential for encouraging children to stay active throughout the school day, beyond just Physical Education lessons. We focus on enhancing the school environment to foster positive health behaviours.
Health and Wellbeing of School Children Projects
Health and Wellbeing of School Children Projects
The first national study to characterise primary school uptake of a whole-school physical activity intervention revealed that one million primary school children signed up to run 'The Daily Mile', an initiative encouraging children to run or jog for 15 minutes each day.
The first national study to characterise primary school uptake of a whole-school physical activity intervention revealed that one million primary school children signed up to run 'The Daily Mile', an initiative encouraging children to run or jog for 15 minutes each day.
Evaluating children’s physical activity, health and wellbeing: Health professionals, researchers, educators, parents, and children collaborate to decide which child health outcomes are important to measure when evaluating physical activity interventions in primary schools.
Evaluating children’s physical activity, health and wellbeing: Health professionals, researchers, educators, parents, and children collaborate to decide which child health outcomes are important to measure when evaluating physical activity interventions in primary schools.
Involving Year 1 students in exploring their experiences and perceptions of physical activity, using their feedback to shape interventions that promote physical and mental health in primary schools.
Involving Year 1 students in exploring their experiences and perceptions of physical activity, using their feedback to shape interventions that promote physical and mental health in primary schools.
Evaluating the impact of active school environments on children and young people's health through distributing a school survey to all Greater London state-funded primary schools and measuring children’s physical activity through a wrist-worn activity watch.
Evaluating the impact of active school environments on children and young people's health through distributing a school survey to all Greater London state-funded primary schools and measuring children’s physical activity through a wrist-worn activity watch.