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Obesity Policy Action framework and analysis grids for a comprehensive policy approach to reducing obesity [PDF]

Obesity Reviews, 2008
SummaryA comprehensive policy approach is needed to control the growing obesity epidemic. This paper proposes the Obesity Policy Action (OPA) framework, modified from the World Health Organization framework for the implementation of the Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health, to provide specific guidance for governments to systematically
G, Sacks, B, Swinburn, M, Lawrence
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Development and testing of a novel survey to assess Stakeholder-driven Community Diffusion of childhood obesity prevention efforts

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Involving groups of community stakeholders (e.g., steering committees) to lead community-wide health interventions appears to support multiple outcomes ranging from policy and systems change to individual biology.
Ariella R. Korn, Erin Hennessy, Ross A. Hammond, Steven Allender, Matthew W. Gillman, Matt Kasman, Jaimie McGlashan, Lynne Millar, Brynle Owen, Mark C. Pachucki, Boyd Swinburn, Alison Tovar, Christina D. Economos   +12 more
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Protocol for the measurement of changes in knowledge and engagement in the stepped wedge cluster randomised trial for childhood obesity prevention in Australia: (Reflexive Evidence and Systems interventions to Prevent Obesity and Non-communicable Disease (RESPOND))

Trials, 2020
Background Community-based interventions have shown promise in addressing the childhood obesity epidemic. Such efforts rely on the knowledge of key community members and their engagement with the drivers of obesity in their community. This paper presents
Jillian Whelan, Claudia Strugnell, Steven Allender, Ariella R. Korn, Andrew D. Brown, Liliana Orellana, Josh Hayward, Vicki Brown, Colin Bell, Marj Moodie, Anna Peeters, Melanie Nichols   +11 more
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Assessing Screening Policies for Childhood Obesity [PDF]

Obesity, 2012
To address growing concerns over childhood obesity, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently recommended that children undergo obesity screening beginning at age 6. An Expert Committee recommends starting at age 2. Analysis is needed to assess these recommendations and investigate whether there are better alternatives.
Lawrence M, Wein, Yan, Yang, Jeremy D, Goldhaber-Fiebert   +2 more
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Hispanic Youth Visits to Food and Beverage Company Websites

Health Equity, 2017
Purpose: To measure disparities in exposure to food/beverage websites by Hispanic youth. Methods: Observational study using market research panel data compared frequency and time spent visiting food/beverage websites and the Internet overall for Hispanic
Maia Hyary, Jennifer L. Harris
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Analyzing Screening Policies for Childhood Obesity [PDF]

Management Science, 2013
Because of the health and economic costs of childhood obesity, coupled with studies suggesting the benefits of comprehensive (dietary, physical activity, and behavioral counseling) intervention, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recently recommended childhood screening and intervention for obesity beginning at age 6. Using a longitudinal data set
Yan Yang, Jeremy D. Goldhaber-Fiebert, Lawrence M. Wein   +2 more
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“Bridging, brokering, and buffering”: a theoretical exploration of school leaders’ engagement with local school wellness policy implementation

Implementation Science Communications, 2020
Background The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-296) prompted the expansion of federal requirements for local school wellness policies, which aim to improve health promoting practices across school districts in the USA.
Y. Asada, L. Turner, M. Schwartz, J. F. Chriqui   +3 more
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Identifying opportunities to strengthen school food environments in the Pacific: a case study in Samoa

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Despite global recommendations to prioritise policies that create healthy food environments within education institutions, the implementation of effective healthy school food policies has proved challenging for many countries.
Erica Reeve, Anne-Marie Thow, Colin Bell, Christina Soti-Ulberg, Gary Sacks   +4 more
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Nothing beats taste or convenience: a national survey of where and why people buy sugary drinks in Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2020
Objective: There is limited knowledge of what influences sugary drink purchasing decisions in the Australian population. This study aimed to identify the most common locations and reasons across different demographic groups for purchasing sugary drinks ...
Joanne Dono, Kerry Ettridge, Melanie Wakefield, Simone Pettigrew, John Coveney, David Roder, Sarah Durkin, Gary Wittert, Jane Martin, Caroline Miller   +9 more
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coreNASH: Multi‐stakeholder Consensus on Core Outcomes for Decision Making About Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Treatment

Hepatology Communications, 2021
The increasing prevalence and burden of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) has spurred the development of new treatments and a need to consider outcomes used for NASH treatment decision making.
Elizabeth Clearfield, Veronica Miller, Joseph Nadglowski, Katherine Barradas, Jennifer Al Naber, Arun J. Sanyal, Brent A. Neuschwander‐Tetri, Donna A. Messner, the coreNASH Panel   +8 more
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