Journal article
Cluster randomised trial of a school-community child health promotion and obesity prevention intervention: Findings from the evaluation of fun 'n healthy in Moreland!
E Waters, L Gibbs, M Tadic, OC Ukoumunne, A Magarey, AD Okely, A De Silva, C Armit, J Green, T O'Connor, B Johnson, B Swinburn, L Carpenter, G Moore, H Littlecott, L Gold
BMC Public Health | BMC | Published : 2017
Abstract
Background: Multi-level, longer-term obesity prevention interventions that focus on inequalities are scarce. Fun 'n healthy in Moreland! aimed to improve child adiposity, school policies and environments, parent engagement, health behaviours and child wellbeing. Methods: All children from primary schools in an inner urban, culturally diverse and economically disadvantaged area in Victoria, Australia were eligible for participation. The intervention, fun 'n healthy in Moreland!, used a Health Promoting Schools Framework and provided schools with evidence, school research data and part time support from a Community Development Worker to develop health promoting strategies. Comparison schools c..
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Awarded by Jack Brockhoff Foundation
Funding Acknowledgements
This study was funded by the Victorian State Government as part of the Go For Your Life Campaign. The collaboration of schools, Moreland City Council, local organisations and the participation of families is gratefully acknowledged. Lisa Gibbs and Elizabeth Waters* acknowledge the salary support provided by The Jack Brockhoff Foundation. Obioha Ukoumunne is funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC) for the South West Peninsula at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS and the NIHR or the Department of Health in England.