ReviewCurrent obesity reports2016
"Whole-of-Community" Obesity Prevention: A Review of Challenges and Opportunities in Multilevel, Multicomponent Interventions.
Review in Current obesity reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02181010 (B'More Healthy), which is not on this map. Cited by 49 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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B'More Healthy: Communities for Kids (BHCK)
Who cites it
49 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Measurement and evaluation of community engagement in complex, chronic medical conditions: HIV and obesity as exemplar conditions.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Pooled it
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- Engaging Coalitions in Community-Based Childhood Obesity Prevention Interventions: A Mixed Methods Assessment.Childhood obesity (Print)Pooled it
- A cluster-randomized trial comparing two SWITCH implementation support strategies for school wellness intervention effectiveness.Journal of sport and health science · 2023Trial
- Exposure to a Multilevel, Multicomponent Obesity Prevention Intervention (OPREVENT2) in Rural Native American Communities: Variability and Association with Change in Diet Quality.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Effectiveness of a family-, school- and community-based intervention on physical activity and its correlates in Belgian families with an increased risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus: the Feel4Diabetes-study.BMC public health · 2020Trial
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- Participatory systems science modeling with coalitions identifies common dynamics that drive health trends and disparities in seven communities across the United States.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Archetypes of Family Health Climates for Nutrition and Physical Activity Among Families in Singapore: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Multilevel Interventions Aimed at Improving HPV Immunization Coverage: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Vaccines · 2025Review
- Characterisation of At-Scale Community Health Interventions Aimed to Improve Healthy Eating Behaviour in Australia: A Rapid Review.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025Review
- Redeveloping Low-Income Communities and Residents' Mental Health: Evidence From a Natural Experiment in Watts, Los Angeles.American journal of preventive medicine · 2025Article
- Evaluating the contribution of a scaled up community-based overweight prevention programme in the Netherlands to children's health behaviours and BMIz.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Observational
- The multidisciplinary and participatory process to develop the Rubric for Learning Communities about Health Approaches.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Community-led change: Progress toward policy, systems, and environmental impacts through the Catalyzing Communities initiative.PloS one · 2025Article
- [In-depth methods for optimizing learning communities: development and application experiences].TSG : tijdschrift voor gezondheidswetenschappen · 2025Article
- Mapping the dynamics of learning communities about Dutch healthy weight approaches: a causal loop diagram.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2024Article
- The Association Between a Neighborhood Adverse Childhood Experiences Index and Body Mass Index Among New York City Youth.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2024Article
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Abstract
The causes of obesity worldwide are complex and multilevel, including changing food environments, physical activity levels, policies, and food production systems. This intricate context requires multilevel and multicomponent (MLMC) interventions to improve health outcomes. We conducted a literature review of MLMC interventions for obesity prevention and mitigation; 14 studies meeting search criteria were identified. We found examples of successes in preventing obesity, reducing overweight, improving healthful behaviors, and enhancing some psychosocial indicators. Of eight studies that reported health and behavioral results, five showed no significant impact and three showed reductions in obesity. Four studies showed significant improvement in dietary behavior, and five reported significant desirable effects in physical activity or screen time. Five studies reported psychosocial impacts, and three of these showed significant improvements. MLMC approaches show promising results, particularly when they are able to integrate components at the policy, community, and interpersonal levels.
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