Toybox as a health promotion tool in the world and in orthodox sector in Israel Cover Image

Toybox as a health promotion tool in the world and in orthodox sector in Israel
Toybox as a health promotion tool in the world and in orthodox sector in Israel

Author(s): Sara Pinchasi
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Higher Education , Educational Psychology
Published by: Universitatea Liberă Internațională din Moldova
Keywords: education; ToyBox model; health promotion; obesity; orthodox sector;

Summary/Abstract: The issue of healthy habitat becomes more urgent in modern times. The authornoted the necessity of making a change in the nutrition habits of kindergarten children and theirfamilies, and chose to research the issue of educational health promotion. This paper focuses oneducational health promotion in kindergartens, using the ToyBox model. The applicative value ofthe research is a multicomponent, kindergarten-based, intervention, focusing on the promotion ofhealthy snacking, physical activity and the reduction/ breaking up of sedentary time in preschoolchildren. The main aim is to prevent overweight/obesity in early childhood.

  • Issue Year: 2/2019
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 163-170
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English
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