Title |
Overview of 71 European community-based initiatives against childhood obesity starting between 2005 and 2011: general characteristics and reported effects
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, July 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-14-758 |
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Authors |
Wanda Jose Erika Bemelmans, Trudy Maria Arnoldina Wijnhoven, Marieke Verschuuren, João Breda |
Abstract |
Community-based initiatives (CBIs) on childhood obesity are considered a good practice approach against childhood obesity. The European Commission called for an overview of CBIs implemented from 2005-2011. A survey was executed by the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment of the Netherlands, in collaboration with the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe. The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of the European CBIs, as identified in the survey, presenting their general characteristics, applied strategies (separately for actions targeting the environment and/or directly the children's behaviour) and the reported effects on weight indicators. |
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Unknown | 3 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Scientists | 1 | 33% |
Members of the public | 1 | 33% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Germany | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 147 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 27 | 18% |
Student > Bachelor | 22 | 15% |
Researcher | 18 | 12% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 10% |
Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 5% |
Other | 27 | 18% |
Unknown | 32 | 22% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 31 | 21% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 28 | 19% |
Social Sciences | 16 | 11% |
Sports and Recreations | 7 | 5% |
Psychology | 6 | 4% |
Other | 25 | 17% |
Unknown | 35 | 24% |