Barriers, facilitators, and opportunities to promote healthy weight behaviors among preschool-aged children in two rural U.S communities

Barriers, facilitators, and opportunities to promote healthy weight behaviors among preschool-aged children in two rural U.S communities

Abstract Background Obesity levels are higher in rural versus urban children. Multi-level community-based interventions can be effective in promoting healthy child weight, but few of such interventions have focused on rural children. This formative study assessed barriers, facilitators, and opportun...

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Main Authors: Katherine Jochim Pope, Cason Whitcomb, Maihan Vu, Lisa Macon Harrison, Joel Gittelsohn, Dianne Ward, Temitope Erinosho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-01-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Childhood obesity
Nutrition
Physical activity
Rural
Community engagement
Preschool-aged children
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14770-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14770-w

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