Collaborating for Impact
A Multilevel Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Initiative
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13855697 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tara Agrawal (Nickerson Ltd), Jessica A Hoffman (0000-0003-0585-1595, Griffin Hospital, corresponding author), Marilyn Ahl (Carter Center), Urmi Bhaumik (0000-0002-9565-6381, Carter Center), Christine Healey (Nickerson Ltd), Sonia Carter (Nickerson Ltd), Deborah U Dickerson (Griffin Hospital), Deborah Dickerson, Shari Nethersole (Griffin Hospital), Daphne Griffin (Nickerson Ltd), Carmen Castaneda‐Sceppa (0000-0001-5293-3070, Griffin Hospital), Carmen Castaneda-Sceppa |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 192-202 |
| Publication date | 2012-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Family & Community Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0160-6379 • E-ISSN: 1550-5057 |
| Publisher | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1097/fch.0b013e318250bc25 |
| PMID | 22617410 |
| OpenAlex | W2069870326 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 16 |
This article presents Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures, a multilevel initiative in Boston, Massachusetts, which brings major institutions' missions and resources together to address early childhood obesity prevention. Programming is designed to facilitate healthy eating and physical activity in preschool children's home, school, and community environments by engaging parents and early childhood educators in the places where they live, learn, and play. This article describes how established interventions were implemented in a novel setting to engage the parents of children attending Head Start and staff, and presents pilot data from the first 2 years of the initiative. Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures is a feasible initiative, which has shown concrete, positive results that can be replicated
Business · Childhood obesity · Developmental psychology · Early childhood · Futures contract · Head start · Healthy eating · Healthy food · Medical education · Obesity · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Psychological intervention · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues · Early Childhood Education and Development · Medicine · Nursing · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Gerontology
Environmental influences on food choice, physical activity and energy balance
Prevalence of High Body Mass Index in US Children and Adolescents, 2007-2008
Inequality in the Built Environment Underlies Key Health Disparities in Physical Activity and Obesity
The Role of Parents in Preventing Childhood Obesity
Feasibility and Benefits of a Parent-Focused Preschool Child Obesity Intervention
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |