Browsing Public Health Sciences (School of) by Author "Laxer, Rachel"
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Do school physical activity policies and programs have a role in decreasing multiple screen time behaviours among youth?
KATAPALLY, TARUN REDDY; Laxer, Rachel; Qian, Wei; Leatherdale, Scott T. (Elsevier, 2017-11-29)Screen time in youth has been associated with a wide range of poor health outcomes. Evidence indicates the need to develop physical activity (PA) school policies and programs that are aimed at decreasing youth screen time ... -
Predicting Overweight and Obesity Among Youth in Ontario, Canada: Evidence from Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Analyses
Laxer, Rachel (University of Waterloo, 2017-09-13)The percentage of Canadian children and adolescents that are overweight or obese has increased dramatically since the 1980s, with approximately 25% of youth in Canada now characterised as overweight or obese. Canadian youth ...