Childhood obesity

The school nurse has just completed the height-and-weight assessment of the students in the forth grade class. When tracking these data, she recognized that  $$60\%$$of the students were normal body weight; however, 25\% were overweight and $$15\%$$were obese. She has recognized that she needs to implement a nutrition and physical activity program for this population. (Learning Objective:

a. What resources does the school nurse have to identify best practice principles that will guide this work of the school nurse?

b. What strategies might the school nurse recommend to the school wellness committee to address the problem of childhood obesity?

c. How can the school nurse evaluate whether the school-based programs are working?