Policies

Educational sessions for PA and health eating

Context and Issue

Unhealthy dietary habits and lifestyle among adolescents is considered as a risk factor for nutrition-related diseases in adulthood. The objective of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a healthy lifestyle intervention—including physical activity (PA) and eating habits (EH)—among female students in Jizan City, southwest Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

Solution 

Heath education sessions for PA and eating, lectures, discussion, games and role playing.

Impact

The school children in the intervention groups showed a significant improvement in their EH and PA. These improvements were documented in increased physical walking measured by the number of students walking daily, the number of days walked, and the time spent on vigorous activities.

Analysis

The intervention has multiple objectives and the main objective is towards improvement of health.