School-based policies and practices are effective in improving student health, but schools are frequently unsuccessful in implementing them. This 3rd update of a Cochrane review looks to evaluate the effectiveness of strategies aiming to improve implementation of school-based policies and practices that address students' (aged 5 to 18 years) diet, physical activity, obesity, tobacco use and/or alcohol use.
The below infographic is a visual summary of the updated review. Click on this link to access the full text and plain language summaries of the review.
This is a living systematic review, where new evidence is incorporated every month, and the review is updated when relevant new evidence is identified. Please refer to the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews for the current status of this review.
A podcast covering the review is also available at:
https://www.cochrane.org/podcasts/10.1002/14651858.CD011677.pub4
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