Locally implemented prevention programs may reverse weight trajectories in half of children with overweight/obesity amid low child-staff ratios: results from a quasi-experimental study in France

Locally implemented prevention programs may reverse weight trajectories in half of children with overweight/obesity amid low child-staff ratios: results from a quasi-experimental study in France

Abstract Background The aims of the present study were to assess changes in weight status between the first and last year of primary education among children with overweight/obesity in response to locally implemented school-based prevention programs, and to assess the influence of process indicators...

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Main Authors: Aymery Constant, Gaëlle Boulic, Agnes Lommez, Raphaëlle Chaillou, Bernard Guy-Grand, Sandrine Raffin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Obesity
Prevention
Child health
Deprivation
Effectiveness
Quasi-experimental study
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-09080-y

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