Feasibility study of the SWITCH implementation process for enhancing school wellness

BMC Public Health
Senlin ChenGregory J Welk

Abstract

There is a need to identify strategies that enhance the implementation of evidence-based school wellness intervention programs in real-world settings. The present study evaluates the feasibility of empowering school wellness leaders to deliver an evidence-based, childhood obesity-prevention program called Switch ™. We specifically evaluated the feasibility of a new implementation framework, based on the robust Healthy Youth Places framework, to increase capacity of school leaders to lead school wellness programming. The SWITCH (School Wellness Integration Targeting Child Health) implementation process was evaluated in a convenience sample of eight Iowa elementary schools. Teams of three leaders from each school attended an in-person school wellness conference followed by five online webinar sessions delivered by two SWITCH team members. The capacity-building and quality improvement process was designed to empower schools to lead wellness change using methods and concepts from the original 16-week Switch ™ program. School wellness leaders completed checklists on two occasions to assess overall school-level implementation as well as setting-level changes in physical education, classrooms, and the lunchroom. Student acceptability ...Continue Reading

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Feb 25, 2020·The Journal of School Health·Richard R RosenkranzKevin L Sauer
Jul 31, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Senlin ChenDavid A Dzewaltowski
Oct 30, 2019·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Gabriella M McLoughlinGregory J Welk

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