Effectiveness of an intervention to facilitate the implementation of healthy eating and physical activity policies and practices in childcare services: A randomised controlled trial

Implementation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Jones, Jannah ^a,b,c,d   Wyse, Rebecca ^a,b,c,d   Finch, Meghan ^a,b,c,d   Lecathelinais, Christophe ^a,c   Wiggers, John ^a,b,c,d   Marshall, Josephine ^a,c   Falkiner, Maryann ^a,c   Pond, Nicole ^a,c   Yoong, Sze Lin ^a,b,c,d   Hollis, Jenna ^a,b,c   Fielding, Alison ^a,c   Dodds, Pennie ^b,d   Clinton McHarg, Tara ^a,b,c,d   Freund, Megan ^a,b,c,d   McElduff, Patrick ^b   Gillham, Karen ^a,c   Wolfenden, Luke ^a,b,c,d  

^a HUNTER NEW ENGLAND POPULATION HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childcare; Healthy eating; Implementation; Obesity prevention; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; COMMUNICATION; DIET; EXERCISE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84945138588     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13012-015-0340-z     Document Type: Article

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