Overweight or obese students who participated in Get Fit and Prevention had large and statistically significant increases in PACER laps two and three years later¶
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q2 i? Students who were overweight or obese and participated in Get Fit and Prevention had large and statistically significant increases in PACER laps two and three years later. → Martha Bleeker 2018
Evidence¶
Martha Bleeker 2018¶
Martha Bleeker, James Mabli, Mary Kay Fox, Betina Jean-Louis, Marlene Fox. (2018). The Impact of Healthy Harlem on Student Fitness Outcomes after Two and Three Years. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/the-impact-of-healthy-harlem-on-student-fitness-outcomes-after-two-and-three-years
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Interim findings from the evaluation of the Harlem Children's Zone Healthy Harlem initiative, monitoring students during a baseline year and measuring impacts after two and three years of participation. The brief reports "large and statistically significant increases in PACER laps" for overweight or obese participants; no effect size is printed.
"Students who were overweight or obese and participated in Get Fit and Prevention had large and statistically significant increases in PACER laps two and three years later."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Physical Well-Being — outcome: instruction changes it
Related Claims¶
- Among students overweight or obese at baseline who received both Get Fit and Prevention, BMI z-scores and overweight/obesity prevalence were reduced — related
- Healthy Harlem generally increased students' fitness levels, with variation by gender — a broader claim this one bears on
- The percentage of students in the targeted Harlem Fitness Zone was significantly greater after two and three years of participation than at baseline — related
- Healthy Harlem had some positive impacts on other measures of student self-efficacy and social support — related
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Overweight or obese students who participated in Get Fit and Prevention had large and statistically significant increases in PACER laps two and three years later |
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Overweight or obese students who participated in Get Fit and Prevention had large and statistically significant increases in PACER laps two and three years later |
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