HealthKick: a nutrition and physical activity intervention for primary schools in low-income settings |
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| Authors: | Catherine E Draper Anniza de Villiers Estelle V Lambert Jean Fourie Jillian Hill Lucinda Dalais Zulfa Abrahams Nelia P Steyn |
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| Affiliation: | (1) UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Sports Science Institute of South Africa, Boundary Road, Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa;(2) Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle Unit, Medical Research Council, Francie van Zijl Drive, Parowvallei, South Africa;(3) Centre for the Social and Environmental Determinants of Nutrition, Knowledge Systems, Human Sciences Research Council, Plein Street, Cape Town, South Africa |
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| Abstract: | Background The burden of non-communicable diseases, including type 2 diabetes, is growing in South Africa. This country has a complex mix of over- and under-nutrition, especially in low-income communities, and concerning levels of physical inactivity in children and youth. This paper describes HealthKick, a school-based nutrition and physical activity intervention in primary schools in these settings aimed at reducing diabetes risk factors. |
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