School-based wellness initiative associated with reduction in average student BMI

News-Medical.Net February 28, 2023
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.

Health impacts students’ ability to learn. Leaders at MUSC’s Boeing Center for Children’s Wellness (MUSC BCCW) believe that lessons on healthy living can be part of every student’s school experience.

“Healthier students are better learners, and better learners actually live healthier adult lives,” said Kathleen Head, M.D., MUSC BCCW associate medical director.

In a recent study published in the Journal of School Health, a research team led by Head and BCCW director Janice Key, M.D., compared the average student body mass index (BMI) in schools both participating and not participating in the MUSC BCCW School-based Wellness Initiative. The team used BMI data from the SC FitnessGram project, a statewide program to collect and track student health and fitness data in...

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