Strategies to improve the implementation of healthy eating, physical activity and obesity prevention policies, practices or programmes within childcare services

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2016, Issue 10, 2016, Pages

  Wolfenden, Luke ^a,b,c   Jones, Jannah ^a,b,c   Williams, Christopher M ^a,b,c,d   Finch, Meghan ^a,b,c   Wyse, Rebecca J ^a,b,c   Kingsland, Melanie ^a   Tzelepis, Flora ^a   Wiggers, John ^a,b,c   Williams, Amanda J ^a,b,c   Seward, Kirsty ^a,b,c   Small, Tameka ^a,b,c   Welch, Vivian ^e   Booth, Debbie ^f   Yoong, Sze Lin ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c Drug and Alcohol Clinical Services   (Australia)

^d GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CLINICAL AUDIT; CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EATING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL STAFF; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; REWARD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD CARE; DAY CARE; DIET; META ANALYSIS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; STANDARDS;

CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; DIET; EATING; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84989291027     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011779.pub2     Document Type: Review

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