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SCHOOL BOARD PERCEPTIONS OF RESPONSIBILITIES FOR

CHILDHOOD OVERWEIGHT

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JOAN Q. STUDENT

B.A., GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY

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A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty

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MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH

ATLANTA, GEORGIA

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SCHOOL BOARD PERCEPTIONS OF RESPONSIBILITIES FOR

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ...... vv

LIST OF TABLES………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...xx

INTRODUCTION...... xx

1.1 Background………………………………………………………………….………...... xx

1.2 Definitions Related to TFS Policy………………………………………………..xx

1.3 Research Questions………………………………………………………………..….xx

REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE...... xx

2.1 ………………………………………………………………………………………...... …….xx

2.2 ………………………………………………………………………………………..………….xx

2.3 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………xx

2.4 …………………………………………………………………………………………………...xx

2.5 ...... xx

METHODS AND PROCEDURES…………………...... xx

3.1 Context of Study………………………………………………………………………….xx

3.2 Rationale of Study…………………………………………………..…………………..xx

3.3 Sample…………...... xx

3.4 Statistical Analysis...... xx

RESULTS...... xx

4.1 Sample of Stakeholder Respondents………………………..………………...xx

4.2 Associations of XX and XX…………………………………………………………...xx

4.3 Associations of YY and YY...... xx

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION...... xx

5.2 Discussion of Research Questions...... xx

5.3 Study Strengths and Limitations...... xx

5.4 Implications of Findings...... xx

5.5 Recommendations and Prevention Strategies………………..…………...xx

5.7 Conclusions………………………………………………………………………………….xx

REFERENCES...... xx

APPENDICES……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...xx

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Table 4.1 Demographic Profile of Sample

Table 4.2 Geographic Summary of Survey Respondents

Table 4.3 Associations of Stakeholder Demographics and TFS Policy Enforcement/Knowledge

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