Journal article
Increasing community capacity and decreasing prevalence of overweight and obesity in a community based intervention among australian adolescents
L Millar, N Robertson, S Allender, M Nichols, C Bennett, B Swinburn
Preventive Medicine | ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE | Published : 2013
Abstract
Background: Community capacity building is a promising approach in reducing childhood obesity. The objective was to determine changes in capacity over a 3. year intervention (2005-2008) in schools and whether greater increases in capacity were associated with greater decreases in overweight/obesity. Methods: "It's your Move!" (IYM) was an obesity prevention project, in 12 Australian secondary schools (5 intervention; 7 comparison), that aimed to increase community capacity to promote healthy eating and physical activity. Capacity was assessed pre/post intervention using the 'Community Readiness to Change (RTC)' tool. Comparisons from baseline to follow-up were tested using Wilcoxon Signed-Ra..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank the many people involved in the Pacific OPIC Project including co-investigators, other staff and postgraduate students, partner organizations, and especially the schools, students, parents and communities. The funding for the project was from the Victorian Department of Health, the National Health and Medical Research Council (in conjunction with the Health Research Council [New Zealand] and the Wellcome Trust [UK] as part of their innovative International Collaborative Research Grant Scheme), and AusAID.