A collaborative approach to develop an intervention to strengthen health visitors’ role in prevention of excess weight gain in children

A collaborative approach to develop an intervention to strengthen health visitors’ role in prevention of excess weight gain in children

Abstract Background The high prevalence of childhood obesity is a concern for public health policy and practitioners, leading to a focus on early prevention. UK health visitors (HVs) are well-positioned to prevent excessive weight gain trends in pre-school children but experience barriers to impleme...

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Main Authors: Devashish Ray, Falko Sniehotta, Elaine McColl, Louisa Ells, Gill O’Neill, Karen McCabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Intervention development
Behaviour change
Guideline implementation
Childhood obesity
Health visitors
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14092-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14092-x

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