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Action Schools! BC: a school-based physical activity intervention designed to decrease cardiovascular disease risk

Katharine E Reed¹, Darren E R Warburton, Heather M Macdonald

¹School of Human Kinetics and Cardiovascular Physiology and Rehabilitation Laboratory, University of British Columbia, Canada.

Preventive Medicine

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The Action Schools! BC program effectively improved cardiovascular fitness and reduced blood pressure in elementary students. This school-based physical activity model shows promise for enhancing children's cardiovascular health.

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Area of Science:

Pediatric Health
Public Health Interventions
Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

Background:

Childhood obesity and cardiovascular disease risk factors are significant public health concerns.
Early intervention in elementary schools can establish lifelong healthy habits.
The 'active school' model aims to integrate physical activity into the school day.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the impact of the Action Schools! BC program on the cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk profile of elementary school children.
To determine the prevalence of elevated CVD risk factors in this population.

Main Methods:

A cluster-randomized controlled trial involving 8 elementary schools over one academic year.
Intervention group (6 schools) received the Action Schools! BC program; control group (2 schools) received usual practice.
Assessed cardiovascular fitness, blood pressure, BMI, and a subset of blood lipid and inflammatory markers.

Main Results:

Intervention group showed a 20% greater increase in cardiovascular fitness and a 5.7% smaller increase in blood pressure compared to the control group (P<0.05).
Forty-five percent of children had at least one elevated CVD risk factor at baseline.
No significant differences were observed in BMI or blood-based biomarkers between groups.

Conclusions:

The Action Schools! BC program is an effective school-based model for improving the cardiovascular disease risk profile in elementary school children.
This multi-component intervention successfully enhanced physical activity and fitness.
Adequate resourcing of active school models is crucial for achieving population-level cardiovascular health benefits.