Large reductions in child overweight and obesity in intervention and comparison communities 3 years after a community project

Abstract

The 8%-point reduction in overweight/obesity in both areas over 6 years from baseline to 3 years post-intervention was substantial. While the benefits of BAEW increased in the intervention community in the long term, the surrounding communities appeared to have more than caught up in programme investments and health gains, suggesting a possible 'viral spread' of obesity prevention actions across the wider region.

Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents

“…schools, clubs, businesses, or political support [52]. 3 years after the end of such a program in Australia, a lasting reduction of overweight and obesity of 8% was recorded [53]. In a wider sense, therapy of juvenile obesity can in turn act as prevention for the resulting MetS.…”

A Community-Based Intervention Increases Physical Activity and Reduces Obesity in School-Age Children in North Carolina

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]36,37 However, the majority of these interventions have taken place in larger, urban environments; few have included a comparison community, and even fewer have been initiated by community members. As with these other community-based interventions, [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][32][33][34][35][36][37] Mebane on the Move aimed to increase PA through changes to the built environment. The previous initiatives were purposeful environmental interventions, often instigated by researchers.…”

“…[4][5][6][7][8] McLeroy and colleagues 9 define community-based interventions as initiatives that aim to create healthier environments through systemic changes in policy, services, and institutions. Recent reviews suggest that interventions targeting children are most effective when a school component is included and community organizations are engaged in the research.…”

Creating a collective impact on childhood obesity: Lessons from the SCOPE initiative

“…Somerville (SUS), 9,10 and Be Active Eat Well 11,12 have all demonstrated significant and sustainable decreases in childhood obesity prevalence in quasi-experimental trials. 13 In Canada, we have a rich tradition of applying CBPR to chronic disease prevention and health promotion.…”

“…20 SCOPE (Sustainable Childhood Obesity Prevention through Community Engagement) is a CBPR childhood obesity prevention initiative currently being implemented in British Columbia (BC). SCOPE builds on existing successful CBPR childhood obesity initiatives [8][9][10][11][12] and explores the translation of this CBPR approach into the Canadian context. In this paper, we describe the SCOPE experience using process evaluation data, framing the discussion within the Collective Impact (CI) model.…”