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The school is an important stage in participatory construction health reality, encouraging reflection and development of educational health promotion practices. The objective is to know the approaches that have guided the education of health promotion practices at school. This is an integrative review, to search in the databases LILACS, SCIELO, MEDLINE and PubMed. Guiding question: "What educational aspects have guided research on health education practices in scientific schools published in journals in the health area in the period 2005-2014?" Were included articles published in Portuguese, English and Spanish; in full; which reflect the theme, published and indexed in databases surveyed from 2005 to 2014. We selected 15 articles and analyzed in two categories: The training of teachers and the impact on the practice of school health; and Educational aspects present in the practice of school health. The practice of school health, still needs improvement in the actions of educators in the school health program. One can understand the need for new interventions appropriate to the reality of the students, considering socioeconomic and cultural aspects, environmental influences, behavioral and personal characteristics that are aimed at improving the quality of life and health of the school population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Active commuting (walking or cycling) to school contributes to increase physical activity levels in young people. Meteorological conditions might have a remarkable influence on this behaviour. Objective: The aim is to study the impact of the rainfall and seasonality on the mode of commuting to primary school or secondary school in children and adolescents from Granada. Methods: A total of 384 students (166 children and 218 adolescents) between 8-18 years from 2 different schools (primary and secondary schools) of Granada took part in the research. Participants filled a questionnaire about their weekly pattern on the mode of commuting to school in the three seasons of the academic year. Data about the rainfall in those three weeks was obtained from the National Agency of Meteorology. The association between rainfall and seasonality with mode of commuting to school was studied by McNemar test. Results: No significant associations were spotted between the rainfall and the seasonality with mode of commuting in children and adolescents (p>0.05) except for: a) a positive effect of rainfall in the percentage of children who usually walked to school between a rainy day and a non-rainy day in spring (p=0.031) and b) a weak effect of the seasonality on the percentage of children and adolescents who usually walk between autumn and winter (45.8% and 37.5% walk to school) and between autumn and spring (59.7% and 56%) respectively (p=0.07). Conclusions: The meteorological conditions do not seem to influence the mode of commuting to school in children and adolescents from Granada, which might indicate that this behavior keeps a constant pattern throughout the whole academic year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Current lifestyles have led to an increase in sedentary activities and a decrease in physical activity, which can lead to a worsening of the present and future health of children. Aims: This study sought to describe the lifestyle and physical activity habits of schoolchildren in a city in northern Spain and to analyse the relationships between these habits and body composition, physical fitness and certain socio-demographic factors. Methods: The study was conducted on a representative sample of 329 sixth grade elementary school students (aged 11-12) from 31 schools in Logroño (La Rioja). Socio- demographic data, anthropometric data, blood pressure, development level, physical fitness and lifestyle habits and physical activity were recorded. Results: The male students who performed extracurricular sports activities and those at earlier stages of development reported higher levels of physical activity. Direct correlations between physical exercise and fitness were detected, especially with respect to aerobic capacity (r = 0.38), and inverse correlations with hours in front of a screen (r = -0.18), but not with body composition. Conclusions: Given the relationships between levels of physical activity and fitness, strategies to promote physical exercise should be encouraged in order to improve the health of young people. Interventions should focus on promoting access to extracurricular sports activities, reducing sedentary habits and increasing the level of physical exercise in girls. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To determine the test-retest reliability, the internal consistency, and the predictive validity of the constructs of the Mexican version of the Pro Children Project questionnaire (PCHP) for assessing personal and environmental factors related to fruit and vegetable intake in 10-12 year-old schoolchildren. Method: Test-retest design with a 14 days interval. A sample of 957 children completed the questionnaire with 82 items. The study was conducted at eight primary schools in 2012 in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. Results: For all fruit constructs and vegetable constructs, the test-retest reliability was moderate (intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) > 0.60). Cronbach s alpha values were from moderate to high (range of 0.54 to 0.92) similar to those in the original study. Values for predictive validity ranged from moderate to good with Spearman correlations between 0.23 and 0.60 for personal factors and between 0.14 and 0.40 for environmental factors. Conclusions: The results of the Mexican version of the PCHP questionnaire provide a sufficient reliability and validity for assessing personal and environmental factors of fruit and vegetable intake in 10-12 year old schoolchildren. Finally, implications to administer this instrument in scholar settings and guidelines for futures studies are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: The overnutrition is a constant on developing countries; Chile is not an exception because it has a marked tendency to overweight and obesity in schoolchildren. The muscular strength has been associated with cardiovascular and metabolic health status in scholars. Effective interventions using games are needed to improve the nutritional status and physical fitness in school children. Objective: To assess the intervention effectiveness based on games played at school time to improve the nutritional status and physical fitness in schoolchildren. Method: 156 students aged between 7 to 15 years, attending to two public schools with full school day, to which a pilot program was applied. This pilot program was based on dynamic recreational games during 45 minutes from monday to friday for 3 months in the largest playtime of the school day. Results: At the end of the intervention, we observed a significant modification on children nutritional status, which highlights an increase in the number of children that reached the normal nutritional status (p < 0.001). We also observed a significant number of obese children who reached overweight nutritional status (p < 0.001). We also observed a decrease of leg muscular strength at the end of the study. Conclusions: We found a positive effect of a program based on dynamic recreational games in the largest school playtime, improving nutritional status. However, we didn't observed modifications in the muscular strength. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective. Describe the three-year results of a program designed for the adoption of a healthy life style in primary school students on the body mass index (BMI) and the consumption of food. Materials and methods. Community randomized and controlled trial. Two communities in the State of Mexico with similar socio-demographic characteristics were randomized to implement the intervention (n=816) or serve as a control (n=408). The intervention was carried out in primary schools and it consisted of education on healthy habits, modification of distributed food and physical activity. The primary outcome was the change in BMI. Results. After three years, intervention resulted in a lower increase of BMI (1.6 vs. 1.9 Kg/m², p< 0.01) and a decreased consumption of total calories, bread, fat and sugar consumption in the schools. Conclusions. School programs are useful to address childhood obesity, but its benefits are not immediate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: The purpose of this systematic review was to assess physical activity promotion programs in school children from 6 to 12 years old. Methods: Randomized and non-randomized controlled trials of physical activity studies with an intervention period equal to or more than 12 months, published in the databases of MEDLINE/PubMed, SciELO, EBSCO and SPORTDiscus through may 2010 were searched. Results: Seven studies were analyzed. Overall, the study design, the follow-up periods, the ethnic characteristics of the population, and the instruments used to evaluate the interventions were heterogeneous. The outcomes showed moderate impact of intervention programs to increase the physical activity in children and adolescents. In two of the studies an increase in physical activity was observed and in five of the studies no significant difference in the physical activity assessed with accelerometers and pedometers was observed. Conclusion: Five out of seven studies did not show statistical differences in cpm, including the longest experimental study. These results suggest the need to design studies including modifications in different environments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The association of televiewers from Catalonia (TAC) has been working in the field of education since 1999. They aim to guarantee healthy audio-visual habits in children. For that purpose they offer the educative institutions tools which contribute to diminish television's negative effects on all the school circles: parents, teachers and students. At the same time, they help them to take advantage on such an extended and important means of communication. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Se presenta el contenido de pósters sobre la pediatría presentados en el XXVI congreso nacional de la Sociedad Española de Nutrición Parenteral y Enteral (SENPE). Los temas tratados son el caso de la nutrición parenteral pediátrica en un hospital de tercer nivel y las conductas de salud en niños escolares de la provincia de Alicante, España.

Introducción: En las últimas décadas la prevalencia de obesidad en niños y adolescentes ha aumentado progresivamente debido a la disponibilidad y estilos de vida. En 2010, según la OMS, alrededor de 40 millones de niños menores de cinco años tenían sobrepeso. Objetivos: Conocer la prevalencia de sobrepeso y obesidad de los niños de primaría (6 a 12 años del Colegio San José de Calasanz) A.G.S.N. de Almería. Material y métodos: Se ha realizado un estudio observacional, transversal descriptivo. Se pasaron 380 encuestas a niños y niñas de educación primaria (curso 2009-2010), de 6 a 12 años de edad en el Colegio San José de Calasanz. El consentimiento firmado y la encuesta, nos la contestaron 210 padres, que representa el 55,2% del total de la muestra seleccionada. Resultados: Se observa que el porcentaje de sobrepeso y obesidad es de 38% y 11 % de niños respectivamente. Apreciamos que el mayor aumento de sobrepeso se da en el sexo mujer de seis años cumplidos en el primer semestre, al igual que en el sexo hombre, donde la prevalencia se da en el primer semestre de los nueve años. Conclusiones: La prevalencia de sobrepeso y obesidad de la muestra estudiada es superior a los resultados de los estudios consultados, tanto a nivel mundial, europeo como autonómico. En los últimos estudios, se registra un gran aumento de la pre-valencia de sobrepeso y obesidad que hace que disminuya la diferencia con respecto a este estudio. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introducción: Los cambios en el estilo de vida y el uso de nuevas tecnologías han hecho que niños y adolescentes sean más sedentarios. La actividad física puede mejorar una serie de aspectos del rendimiento mental. Algunos estudios también han demostrado asociaciones entre el tiempo delante de la televisión y una peor salud mental. Material y métodos: En el presente estudio se presentan resultados de los hijos de 94 mujeres embarazadas sanas participantes en el estudio NUHEAL que fueron suplementadas de forma aleatoria desde la semana 20 de gestación y hasta el parto, con 500 mg de DHA+150 mg de EPA, o 400 mg de 5-MTHF, ambos o placebo. La actividad física se midió utilizando PAQ-C, FELS y un cuestionario de Actividades Sedentarias en los hijos a los 7.5 años. Los trastornos del comportamiento se estudiaron en los niños mediante el test Child Behaviour Check List (CBCL). Resultados: No se demostraron diferencias estadísticas ni en el grado de sedentarismo, ni en el número de niños que presentaron problemas de comportamiento entre los 4 grupos de estudio. No hubo diferencias significativas respecto a la internalización de problemas según el nivel de actividad física medida tanto por el PAQ-C como por el FELS. Los niños que mostraron alteraciones del comportamiento de tipo externalizante (comportamiento de ruptura de reglas y conducta agresiva) presentaban puntuaciones más bajas de actividad física en el PAQ-C (P = 0,035). Conclusión: La actividad física puede tener un efecto positivo para el tratamiento de los problemas de comportamiento en los niños, y específicamente en los de externalización. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]