Improving weight status in childhood: results from the eat well be active community programs

Pettman, Tahna; Magarey, Anthea; Mastersson, Nadia; Wilson, Annabelle; Dollman, James

doi:10.1007/s00038-013-0455-4

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“…The economic transformations that have taken place in the Czech Republic since 1989 have led to many positive as well as negative changes in dietary behaviour, PA and lifestyle 26 . Although the current study shows that the generation of children monitored in 2010 are more likely to be overweight or obese than the generation in year 2002, we can see a certain plateau, which is consistent with weight stabilization observed over the recent years 27 . National Anthropological Surveys of children and adolescent in the Czech republic from 1951, 1981, 1991 and 2001 showed an increase in obesity rates among children in recent years after a period of relatively low prevalence 26 …”

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confidence: 82%

Trends of overweight and obesity, physical activity and sedentary behaviour in Czech schoolchildren: HBSC study

Sigmundová

Sigmund

Hamřík

et al. 2013

The European Journal of Public Health

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Background: The decline of physical activity (PA) and the increased prevalence of overweight and obese children have been discussed worldwide. This study assessed the trends in the prevalence of overweight and obesity, PA and sedentary behaviour in Czech school-aged children. Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire from the Czech Republic was administered in cycles in 2002, 2006 and 2010 under the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) study. In the study, 14 219 children aged 11–15 years participated. Results: In comparison with 2002, there is a significant increase (P < 0.01) of obese and overweight boys in 2010. The same trend has been recorded in girls, except those in the 13-year-old group. There has been a significant decline (P < 0.05) in meeting PA recommendations in 11-year-old girls and boys and in 13-year-old girls when comparing the 2006 and 2002 data. In 2010, we found a non-significant increase or stagnation of the share of children meeting the PA recommendation compared with 2006. We found an increasing length of sedentary time for children. There were significant associations between>2 h being spent sitting by a TV or PC and consuming fruit and vegetables (negative associations) or sweets and sweetened lemonades (positive associations). Conclusions: An increasing percentage of obese or overweight children, increased sedentary time and a decline or stagnation of the proportion of children meeting recommendations for PA were found among Czech schoolchildren. Future research should evaluate PA recommendations with respect to gender, age and effective intervention approach to reduce the obesity incidence in childhood.

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confidence: 82%

Trends of overweight and obesity, physical activity and sedentary behaviour in Czech schoolchildren: HBSC study

Sigmundová

Sigmund

Hamřík

et al. 2013

The European Journal of Public Health

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“…CBIs generally use multiple types of strategies across multiple levels of the socio-ecological model (McLeroy et al , 1988) via partnership mechanisms (Kumanyika et al , 2002; World Health Organization 2002; Simmons et al , 2009) and focus on community engagement, capacity building, policy and environment changes across a whole community. Robust evaluations confirm CBIs effectiveness (Taylor et al , 2008; Johnson et al , 2012; Swinburn and Wood, 2013; Pettman et al , 2014) and cost-effectiveness (McAuley et al , 2010; Moodie et al , 2013). Additionally, CBIs may have a ‘spillover’ of effects into surrounding communities (Swinburn et al , 2014).…”

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confidence: 74%

“…Some of these include Good for Kids (NSW Department of Health, 2009; Nathan et al , 2012), fun ‘n healthy in Moreland! (Waters et al , 2008; Willenberg et al , 2010), eat well be active Community Programmes (Pettman et al , 2013), and more recently, large-scale coordinated initiatives OPAL (SA Health, 2012) and Healthy Together Victoria (Victorian Government Department of Health, 2013). …”

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A snapshot of the scope of obesity prevention practice in Australia

Pettman

Bolton

Love

et al. 2015

Health Promot. Int.

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Community-based initiatives (CBIs) that build capacity and promote healthy environments hold promise for preventing obesity and non-communicable disease, however their characteristics remain poorly understood and lessons are learned in isolation. This limits understanding of likely effectiveness of CBIs; the potential for actively supporting practice; and the translation of community-based knowledge into policy. Building on an initial survey (2010), an online survey was launched (2013) with the aim to describe the reach and characteristics of Australian CBIs and identify and evaluate elements known to contribute to best practice, effectiveness and sustainability. Responses from 104 CBIs were received in 2013. Geographic location generally reflected population density in Australia. Duration of CBIs was short-term (median 3 years; range 0.2–21.0 years), delivered mostly by health departments and local governments. Median annual funding had more than doubled since the 2010 survey, but average staffing had not increased. CBIs used at least two strategy types, with a preference for individual behaviour change strategies. Targeting children was less common (31%) compared with the 2010 survey (57%). Logic models and theory were used in planning, but there was low use of research evidence and existing prevention frameworks. Nearly, all CBIs had an evaluation component (12% of budget), but dissemination was limited. This survey provides information on the scope and varied quality of the current obesity prevention investment in Australia. To boost the quality and effectiveness of CBIs, further support systems may be required to ensure that organizations adopt upstream, evidence-informed approaches; and integrate CBIs into systems, policies and environments.

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“…Improvements in at least one measure of adiposity or population-level prevalence of childhood obesity have been observed in several multisector community interventions. [2][3][4][5][6]43,44 However, most of these interventions have taken place in outside the United States. MA-CORD is part of a consortium of demonstration projects that distinguish themselves from previous community interventions through their integrated focus on healthcare and clinicalcommunity partnerships and their emphasis on sustainability.…”

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confidence: 98%

Evaluation Overview for the Massachusetts Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (MA-CORD) Project

Davison

Falbe²,

Taveras³

et al. 2015

Childhood Obesity

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Improving weight status in childhood: results from the eat well be active community programs

Cited by 25 publications

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Trends of overweight and obesity, physical activity and sedentary behaviour in Czech schoolchildren: HBSC study

Trends of overweight and obesity, physical activity and sedentary behaviour in Czech schoolchildren: HBSC study

A snapshot of the scope of obesity prevention practice in Australia

Evaluation Overview for the Massachusetts Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (MA-CORD) Project

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