TY - JOUR AU - Ofosu, Nicole Naadu AU - Ekwaru, John Paul AU - Bastian, Kerry Ann AU - Loehr, Sarah A. AU - Storey, Kate AU - Spence, John C. AU - Veugelers, Paul J. PY - 2018 DA - 2018/04/18 TI - Long-term effects of comprehensive school health on health-related knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy, health behaviours and weight status of adolescents JO - BMC Public Health SP - 515 VL - 18 IS - 1 AB - APPLE Schools is a Comprehensive School Health (CSH) project, started in schools in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas where dietary habits are poor, physical activity (PA) levels are low, and obesity rates are high. Earlier research showed program effects whereby energy intake, PA and weight status of students in APPLE Schools had reached similar levels as that of students in other schools. However, it is unknown whether the effects of CSH are sustained when children grow into adolescents. Effects of APPLE Schools on health-related knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy, diet, PA, and weight status, seven years after the start of the project, when students were in junior high and high school were assessed. We hypothesised that APPLE School graduates and comparison school graduates will remain at similar levels for these indicators. SN - 1471-2458 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5427-4 DO - 10.1186/s12889-018-5427-4 ID - Ofosu2018 ER -