36,452
Participants
Start Date
March 31, 2014
Primary Completion Date
June 15, 2017
Study Completion Date
July 15, 2017
BMI screening
Students in grades 3-8 will have their heights and weights measured annually at school and their BMIs calculated.
BMI reporting
Schools will send a report home to parents that provides their child's height, weight, and BMI results.
Fitness testing
Students in grades 5-8 will participate in five fitness assessments (curl-ups, sit-ups, push-ups, sit-and-reach, and the PACER test or mile run) annually at school.
UC Berkeley School of Public Health, Berkeley
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
NIH
University of California, Berkeley
OTHER