Downward trends in the prevalence of childhood overweight in two pilot towns taking part in the VIASANO community-based programme in Belgium: Data from a national school health monitoring system

Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 61-67

  Vinck, J ^a   Brohet, C ^b   Roillet, M ^c   Dramaix, M ^d   Borys, J M ^e   Beysens, J ^c   Jacobs, N ^c   Jebb, S ^f   De Laet, C ^g   Neve J ^d  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^c Viasano   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^e EPODE European Network Coordinating Team   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^g HOP UNIV DES ENFANTS REINE FABIOLA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Childhood overweight; community based intervention; EPODE; obesity; prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TREND STUDY; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

BELGIUM; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84959126466     PISSN: 20476302     EISSN: 20476310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.12022     Document Type: Article

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