The Influence of Organizational Culture on School-Based Obesity Prevention Interventions: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • BACKGROUND: Although the influence of organizational culture has been examined on a variety of student outcomes, few studies consider the influence that culture may have on school-based obesity prevention interventions. We present a systematic review of the literature to examine how elements of organizational culture may affect the adoption, implementation, and sustainability of school-based obesity prevention interventions. METHODS: Fourteen studies examining the impact of organizational-level characteristics on school-based obesity prevention interventions were identified through the online databases EBSCO (CINAHL, ERIC, Agricola), Web of Science, Medline (PubMed), and Scopus. RESULTS: Five themes were identified as elements of organizational culture that influence the adoption, implementation, and sustainability of school-based obesity prevention interventions: organizational response to limited resources, value placed on staff training and professional development, internal support, organizational values, and school climate. CONCLUSIONS: Organizational culture can greatly influence the success of school-based obesity interventions. The collection of data related to organizational-level factors may be used to identify strategies for creating and sustaining a supportive environment for obesity prevention interventions in the school setting.

published proceedings

  • J Sch Health

altmetric score

  • 1.25

author list (cited authors)

  • Fair, K. N., Solari Williams, K. D., Warren, J., McKyer, E., & Ory, M. G.

citation count

  • 9

complete list of authors

  • Fair, Kayla N||Solari Williams, Kayce D||Warren, Judith||McKyer, E Lisako Jones||Ory, Marcia G

publication date

  • June 2018

publisher