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June 27, 2026International Journal of Health Promotion and Education

Building healthy minds and bodies: outcomes of a 15-week comprehensive school health program

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DMDejan MagocRBRebecca Blay

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Quasi-experimental evaluation shows improved health knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy in elementary students, indicating program effectiveness.

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  • The study aims to evaluate the outcomes of a 15-week comprehensive health program on students’ health-related knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy.
  • Quasi-experimental pre-post design involving 228 students aged 8–11 years from five public elementary schools.
  • Participants engaged in a multi-component program integrating nutrition, physical activity, social-emotional learning, and family engagement.
  • Data was collected using the After-School Student Questionnaire (ASSQ) and analyzed using descriptive statistics, paired samples t-tests, and repeated-measures ANOVA.
  • Health knowledge increased significantly by ΔM = +17.8, p < .001, d = 1.62.
  • Attitudes improved significantly by ΔM = +0.66, p < .001, d = 1.54; self-efficacy also significantly improved by ΔM = +0.72, p < .001, d = 1.53.
  • Baseline attitudes and student age were significant predictors of post-test attitudes, with the model explaining 44% of the variance (R2 = .44, p < .001).

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Magoc et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a3f6843aea7db3c1953f6bbhttps://doi.org/10.1080/14635240.2026.2694364
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