Process and impact evaluation of the romp & chomp obesity prevention intervention in early childhood settings: Lessons learned from implementation in preschools and long day care settings

Childhood Obesity

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 205-215

  De Silva Sanigorski, Andrea M ^a,b   Bell, Andrew C ^c   Kremer, Peter ^a   Park, Janet ^d   Demajo, Lisa ^e   Smith, Michael ^f   Sharp, Sharon ^f   Nichols, Melanie ^g   Carpenter, Lauren ^a   Boak, Rachel ^a   Swinburn, Boyd ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES VICTORIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d Geelong Kindergarten Association   (Australia)

^e City of Greater Geelong   (Australia)

^f BARWON HEALTH   (Australia)

^g DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAPACITY BUILDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAY CARE; DIET; EARLY INTERVENTION; EVALUATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NURSERY SCHOOL; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECREATION;

AUSTRALIA; CAPACITY BUILDING; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OBESITY; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SCHOOLS, NURSERY;

EID: 84862223212     PISSN: 21532168     EISSN: 21532176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/chi.2011.0118     Document Type: Article

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