Systematic review of the effectiveness of health promotion interventions targeting obesity prevention in school-based staff.

ABSTRACT: School-based employee interventions can benefit the health of staff and have the potential to influence the health of school students through role-modelling. However, interventions within schools typically focus on students, with very few studies addressing obesity and related health behaviours among school staff. A systematic review of the peer-reviewed literature published between January 2000 and May 2020 was undertaken to synthesize the evidence on the impact that school-based obesity prevention programmes have on the staff they employ. Search terms were derived from four major topics: (i) school; (ii) staff; (iii) health promotion and (iv) obesity. Terms were adapted for six databases and three independent researchers screened results. Studies were included if they reported on the out

SUBMITTER: Hill A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9437818 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature