An asset-based community initiative to reduce television viewing in New York state

Baker, Ida; Dennison, Barbara A.; Boyer, Penny; Sellers, Kathleen; Russo, Theresa J.; Sherwood, Nancy A.

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2006.11.013

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“…394 Resource inventories or assets mapping are useful tools in this approach. [395][396][397] Changing Organizational Practices Schools and child care facilities, workplaces, and primary care are important settings for implementation of policies and programmatic initiatives. Relevant policy or programs may involve specifying the nutrition composition or cost of foods served or sold in cafeterias, instituting requirements for physical education in schools, increasing the availability of physical activity options or the time available to take advantage of these options, implementing training programs to enable school teachers to provide nutrition or physical education, and providing financial support for programs and services related to weight control.…”

Section: Mobilizing Neighborhoods and Communitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Population-Based Prevention of Obesity

Kumanyika¹,

Obarzanek²,

Stettler³

et al. 2008

Circulation

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Abstract-Obesity is a major influence on the development and course of cardiovascular diseases and affects physical and social functioning and quality of life. The importance of effective interventions to reduce obesity and related health risks has increased in recent decades because the number of adults and children who are obese has reached epidemic proportions. To prevent the development of overweight and obesity throughout the life course, population-based strategies that improve social and physical environmental contexts for healthful eating and physical activity are essential. Population-based approaches to obesity prevention are complementary to clinical preventive strategies and also to treatment programs for those who are already obese. This American Heart Association scientific statement aims: 1) to raise awareness of the importance of undertaking population-based initiatives specifically geared to the prevention of excess weight gain in adults and children; 2) to describe considerations for undertaking obesity prevention overall and in key risk subgroups; 3) to differentiate environmental and policy approaches to obesity prevention from those used in clinical prevention and obesity treatment; 4) to identify potential targets of environmental and policy change using an ecological model that includes multiple layers of influences on eating and physical activity across multiple societal sectors; and 5) to highlight the spectrum of potentially relevant interventions and the nature of evidence needed to inform population-based approaches. The evidence-based experience for population-wide approaches to obesity prevention is highlighted. (Circulation. 2008;118:428-464.)

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Section: Mobilizing Neighborhoods and Communitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Population-Based Prevention of Obesity

Kumanyika¹,

Obarzanek²,

Stettler³

et al. 2008

Circulation

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263

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“…Whilst a few studies (for example, Baker et al 2007) have considered asset mapping within a child health context, these are very limited and have not sought the identification of assets from individual children. If asset-based approaches are to be proposed as an alternative to deficit orientated ones, there is a clear need to gather empirical data from children themselves since they 'possess information and knowledge that policy makers require' (Tisdall and Davis 2004, p. 140).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Firstly, The Search Institute (2007) has provided a list of assets that children should ideally achieve; whilst this provides structure for families and professionals, many of the individual assets (for example, those within the 'constructive use of time' category) are reduced to specific behaviours (such as participation in co-curricular activities at least twice per week) which may limit their application. The Search Institute (2007) does recognise the value of internal qualities such as self-esteem, but this is relatively limited; the external assets do, however, offer areas of commonality with other asset based literature -the key aspect being the contribution of local communities to the overall health of individuals (for example, Baker et al 2007;Rütten et al 2008;, Hufford et al 2009). …”

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“…However, whilst limited, some projects (Baker et al 2007;Hufford et al 2009) have considered the identification and mapping of assets for a specific community in order to promote the health of younger children. For example, Hufford et al (2009) described the Communities and Physicians Together [CPT] programme that is based at the University of California Davis Children's Hospital.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Rethinking children’s public health: the development of an assets model

Whiting

Kendall

Wills

2013

Critical Public Health

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It has been suggested that asset based strategies could provide an opportunity to rethink the approach to public health; however, this may not be a viable option unless there is clear recognition of specific individual assets. Although there has been some consideration of assets within a child health context, this is limited and previous studies have not sought to identify assets from the perspective of the child.This paper reports on a study that drew on an ethnographic approach, using a photoelicitation method, to facilitate the mapping of children's internal and external assets from the viewpoint of children themselves. Two primary schools in the South-East of England were used to recruit 20 year five children (aged 9-11 years of age). The participants, 10 boys and 10 girls, were given disposable cameras and asked to take photographs of the activities that they enjoyed. The children's photographs were used as prompts during individual semi-structured interviews.A constant comparative analysis facilitated the mapping of the children's assets as the children described them; this process revealed one overall stabilising asset ('My Family') as well as eight internal and three external assets. All of the assets are presented within an original model, 'I'm good': the children's asset wheel [CAW], which was developed from the findings. It is suggested that the CAW could complement previous asset based work to facilitate the re-thinking of approaches to the enhancement of children's public health.

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“…This may partly explain the modest effects that interventions to address childhood obesity in childcare settings have had. Community-based interventions that target multiple sectors, including the childcare centers, the home, and other community partners and organizations may be more successful in changing behaviors and social norms, as well as being more sustainable (Baker et al, 2007).…”

Section: Challenges To Intervention In Childcare Settingsmentioning

confidence: 99%