Development and evaluation of an intervention for the prevention of childhood obesity in a multiethnic population: the Born in Bradford applied research programme

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Born in Bradford Age of Wonder cohort: A protocol for qualitative longitudinal research

“…Over 300 papers using BiB data have been published on a range of topic areas including environmental influences on health such as air quality (Pedersen et al, 2013) and green space (McEachan et al, 2018); genetic factors, e.g. gene knock-outs (Narasimhan et al, 2016); congenital anomalies (Sheridan et al, 2013); fine-scale population structure (Arciero et al, 2021); mental health (Prady et al, 2016); obesity (Wright et al, 2016); physical activity and sedentary behaviour (Collings et al, 2020a;Collings et al, 2020b;Hall et al, 2021); using religious/cultural settings for childhood obesity prevention (Dogra et al, 2021;Rai et al, 2019); education (Pettinger et al, 2020); and COVID-19 (Bingham et al, 2021;McEachan et al, 2020;Pybus et al, 2022). A summary of key findings can be found at https://borninbradford.nhs.uk/our-findings/.…”

Born in Bradford Age of Wonder cohort: A protocol for qualitative longitudinal research

“…Over 300 papers using BiB data have been published on a range of topic areas including environmental influences on health such as air quality ( Pedersen et al ., 2013 ) and green space ( McEachan et al ., 2018 ); genetic factors, e.g. gene knock-outs ( Narasimhan et al ., 2016 ); congenital anomalies ( Sheridan et al ., 2013 ); fine-scale population structure ( Arciero et al ., 2021 ); mental health ( Prady et al ., 2016 ); obesity ( Wright et al ., 2016 ); physical activity and sedentary behaviour ( Collings et al ., 2020a ; Collings et al ., 2020b ; Hall et al ., 2021 ); using religious/cultural settings for childhood obesity prevention ( Dogra et al ., 2021 ; Rai et al ., 2019 ); education ( Pettinger et al ., 2020 ); and COVID-19 ( Bingham et al ., 2021 ; McEachan et al ., 2020 ; Pybus et al ., 2022 ). A summary of key findings can be found at https://borninbradford.nhs.uk/our-findings/ .…”

Why is the Born in Bradford cohort study important for child health?

“…We encourage all our research collaborators to ask the question: what difference does it make? Examples of BiB research impact on clinical, educational and social policy include the introduction within the city of universal screening for gestational diabetes, the establishment of a regional congenital anomalies register, early life interventions for obesity prevention and physical activity, the redesign of mental health services to improve detection and support for children with autism, changes to school admission policy for children born prematurely, and the design and evaluation of an ambitious clean air zone in the city to reduce pollution 4–6…”