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Health and Academic Achievement: Cumulative Effects of Health Assets on Standardized Test Scores Among Urban Youth in the United States
The Journal of school health, v 84(1), pp 40-48
01 Jan 2014
PMID: 24320151
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Abstract
BACKGROUNDThe Institute of Medicine (2012) concluded that we must strengthen schools as the heart of health. To intervene for better outcomes in both health and academic achievement, identifying factors that impact children is essential. Study objectives are to (1) document associations between health assets and academic achievement, and (2) examine cumulative effects of these assets on academic achievement.
METHODSParticipants include 940 students (grades 5 and 6) from 12 schools randomly selected from an urban district. Data include physical assessments, fitness testing, surveys, and district records. Fourteen health indicators were gathered including physical health (eg, body mass index [BMI]), health behaviors (eg, meeting recommendations for fruit/vegetable consumption), family environment (eg, family meals), and psychological well-being (eg, sleep quality). Data were collected 3-6months prior to standardized testing.
RESULTSOn average, students reported 7.1 health assets out of 14. Those with more health assets were more likely to be at goal for standardized tests (reading/writing/mathematics), and students with the most health assets were 2.2 times more likely to achieve goal compared with students with the fewest health assets (both p<.001).
CONCLUSIONSSchools that utilize nontraditional instructional strategies to improve student health may also improve academic achievement, closing equity gaps in both health and academic achievement.
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- Title
- Health and Academic Achievement: Cumulative Effects of Health Assets on Standardized Test Scores Among Urban Youth in the United States
- Creators
- Jeannette R. Ickovics - Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, (), Director, Social and Behavioral Sciences; Director, CARE (Community Alliance for Research and Engagement), Yale School of Public Health, 135 College St., Suite 200, New Haven, CT 06510.Amy Carroll-Scott - Drexel UniversitySusan M. Peters - Director, School Initiatives, (susan.marie.peters@yale.edu), CARE (Community Alliance for Research & Engagement), Yale School of Public Health, 135 College St., Suite 200, New Haven, CT 06510.Marlene Schwartz - Yale Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Rudd Ctr Food Policy & Obes, New Haven, CT 06511 USAKathryn Gilstad-Hayden - Data Manager, (kathryn.gilstad-hayden@yale.edu), CARE (Community Alliance for Research & Engagement), Yale School of Public Health, 135 College St., Suite 200, New Haven, CT 06510.Catherine McCaslin - New Haven Public Schools
- Publication Details
- The Journal of school health, v 84(1), pp 40-48
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 9
- Grant note
- R01HD070740 / EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) R01 HD070740; T32 HD007545 / NICHD NIH HHS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000328217600006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84890059780
- Other Identifier
- 991019168609604721
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- Education & Educational Research
- Education, Scientific Disciplines
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- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health