NSW Schools Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey (SPANS) 2010: Full Report.

Abstract

NSW Schools Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey 2010 is the fourth in a series of monitoring surveys that have been conducted in NSW. The survey provides a comprehensive overview of weight and weight-related behaviours of school children in the state. The NSW Schools Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey (SPANS) 2010 is the fourth in a series of school-based surveys of NSW school students which provides valuable trend information on weight status and associated behaviours of the NSW school-age population. The survey has been designed to update information provided by the 1985 Australian Health and Fitness survey (NSW cases) and previous NSW surveys of school children conducted in 1997 and 2004, and report on the trajectory of the prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity and on key modifiable weight-related behaviours.