Obesity prevention environment: Is it time to empower educators and remobilize schools in the post-COVID-19 period?

Julien Baker; Wei Liang; Jiao Jiao; Binh Quach; Frédéric Dutheil; Yang Gao

doi:10.5334/PAAH.92

Obesity prevention environment: Is it time to empower educators and remobilize schools in the post-COVID-19 period?

Julien Baker^*, Wei Liang, Jiao Jiao, Binh Quach, Frédéric Dutheil, Yang Gao

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Childhood obesity continues to be a serious problem. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to great life-changing challenges amongst schoolchildren, which might subsequently aggravate existing childhood obesity issues. We suggest that educators and schools need to provide solutions to the problem.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	71-75
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physical Activity and Health
Volume	5
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5334/PAAH.92
Publication status	Published - 14 Apr 2021

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