Health factors and academic outcomes are linked: meeting nutritional and fitness needs, school-based health centers, and positive school climate are associated with achievement, attendance, and behavior¶

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Currency · newest study 2015 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? The article asserts, citing prior studies, that when children's basic nutritional and fitness needs are met they attain higher achievement levels, and that school-based health centers improve attendance, behavior, and achievement. → Lewallen TC 2015

Evidence¶

Lewallen TC 2015¶

Lewallen TC, Hunt H, Potts-Datema W, Zaza S, Giles W. (2015). The Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model: A New Approach for Improving Educational Attainment and Healthy Development for Students. Journal of School Health. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.12310

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A narrative review-style assertion within the article's discussion of the education-health relationship, citing multiple prior studies and reviews (e.g., CDC reviews, meta-analyses) rather than reporting new data. The article also states that use of school-based and school-linked health centers "improves attendance, behavior, and achievement." No effect sizes are printed.

"Studies demonstrate that when children's basic nutritional and fitness needs are met, they attain higher achievement levels."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Physical Well-Being — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

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