Public Health - Communicable Diseases and

Conditions; Recent Studies by A. Singh and Co-

Authors Add New Data to Communicable
Diseases and Conditions Findings (Impact of
school policies on non-communicable disease
risk factors - a systematic review)
Publication info: Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week ; Atlanta [Atlanta]06 May 2017: 5699.

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According to news reporting originating from Gurgaon, India, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated,
"Globally, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are identified as one of the leading causes of mortality. According
to the news editors, the research concluded: "The findings demonstrate that schools can be a good setting for
initiating positive changes in reducing NCD risk factors, but more research is required with long-term follow up to
study the sustainability of such changes." Impact of school policies on...

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2017 MAY 6 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness &Wellness Week -- New research
on Public Health - Communicable Diseases and Conditions is the subject of a report. According to news reporting
originating from Gurgaon, India, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, "Globally, non-communicable
diseases (NCDs) are identified as one of the leading causes of mortality. NCDs have several modifiable risk factors
including unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, tobacco use and alcohol abuse."
Our news editors obtained a quote from the research, "Schools provide ideal settings for health promotion, but the
effectiveness of school policies in the reduction of risk factors for NCD is not clear. This study reviewed the
literature on the impact of school policies on major NCD risk factors. A systematic review was conducted to
identify, collate and synthesize evidence on the effectiveness of school policies on reduction of NCD risk factors. A
search strategy was developed to identify the relevant studies on effectiveness of NCD policies in schools for
children between the age of 6 to 18 years in Ovid Medline, EMBASE, and Web of Science. Data extraction was
conducted using pre-piloted forms. Studies included in the review were assessed for methodological quality using
the Effective Public Health Practice Project (EPHPP) quality assessment tool. A narrative synthesis according to
the types of outcomes was conducted to present the evidence on the effectiveness of school policies. Overall, 27
out of 2633 identified studies were included in the review. School policies were comparatively more effective in
reducing unhealthy diet, tobacco use, physical inactivity and inflammatory biomarkers as opposed to
anthropometric measures, overweight/obesity, and alcohol use. In total, for 103 outcomes independently
evaluated within these studies, 48 outcomes (46%) had significant desirable changes when exposed to the school
policies. Based on the quality assessment, 18 studies were categorized as weak, six as moderate and three as
having strong methodological quality. Mixed findings were observed concerning effectiveness of school policies in
reducing NCD risk factors."
According to the news editors, the research concluded: "The findings demonstrate that schools can be a good
setting for initiating positive changes in reducing NCD risk factors, but more research is required with long-term
follow up to study the sustainability of such changes."

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For more information on this research see: Impact of school policies on non-communicable disease risk factors - a
systematic review. BMC Public Health, 2017;17():32-50. BMC Public Health can be contacted at: Biomed Central
Ltd, 236 Grays Inn Rd, Floor 6, London WC1X 8HL, England. (BioMed Central - www.biomedcentral.com/; BMC
Public Health - www.biomedcentral.com/bmcpublichealth/)
The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting M. Arora, PHFI, Hlth Promot
Div, Gurgaon 122002, Haryana, India. Additional authors for this research include S. Bassi, G.P. Nazar, K. Saluja, M.
Park, S. Kinra and M. Arora.
Keywords for this news article include: Gurgaon, India, Asia, Communicable Diseases and Conditions, Risk and
Prevention, Public Health.
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Subject: Public health; Alcohol; Studies; Quality; School effectiveness; Health risk
assessment

Location: India

Identifier / keyword: Gurgaon India Asia Communicable Diseases and Conditions Risk and Prevention
Public Health

Publication title: Obesity, Fitness &Wellness Week; Atlanta

First page: 5699

Publication year: 2017

Publication date: May 6, 2017

Publisher: NewsRx

Place of publication: Atlanta

Country of publication: United States, Atlanta

Publication subject: Medical Sciences

ISSN: 15316386

Source type: Wire Feeds

Language of publication: English

Document type: News

ProQuest document ID: 1911028819

Document URL: https://search.proquest.com/docview/1911028819?accountid=149218

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