Observational studyPediatric obesity2018
Associations of community programs and policies with children's dietary intakes: the Healthy Communities Study.
Observational study in Pediatric obesity, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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- Multilevel, Actionable Factors Related to Adolescent Dairy Intake: A Scoping Review Guided by the Social Ecological Model.Current developments in nutrition · 2026Review
- Community and School Programs, Policies and Environments Related to Child Dietary Intake:The Healthy Communities Study.Pediatric obesity · 2025Article
- Looking to the past: Investigating 10-year place histories as a determinant of home food environments in the Healthy Communities Study.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2024Article
- Neighborhood environments underpin screen time intervention success in children: Evidence from a study of greenspace and community programming across 130 US communities.Health & place · 2024Article
- Examination of community-level interventions addressing early childhood obesity in Los Angeles County.Preventive medicine reports · 2024Article
- Reducing risk for chronic disease: evaluation of a collective community approach to sustainable evidence-based health programming.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Household food insecurity and children's physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the United States: the Healthy Communities Study.Public health nutrition · 2022Observational
- Role of social ecological model level on young Pacific children's sugar-sweetened beverage and water intakes: Children's Healthy Living intervention.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
- Dietary and Physical Activity Behaviors Among High School Students - Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2019.MMWR supplements · 2020Article
- Associations between Subjective and Objective Measures of the Community Food Environment and Executive Function in Early Childhood.Nutrients · 2020Article
- Trends in types of protein in US adolescents and children: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2010.PloS one · 2020Article
- Objectives of community policies and programs associated with more healthful dietary intakes among children: findings from the Healthy Communities Study.Pediatric obesity · 2018Observational
- Community characteristics modify the relationship between obesity prevention efforts and dietary intake in children: the Healthy Communities Study.Pediatric obesity · 2018Observational
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Abstract
backgroundThe impact of community-based obesity prevention efforts on child nutrition has not been adequately studied.
objectiveExamine relationships between number, type and intensity of community programs and policies (CPPs) and child nutrition.
methodsAn observational study of 5138 children (grades K-8) in 130 U.S. communities was conducted in 2013-2015. CPPs were identified by 10-14 key informant interviews per community. CPPs were characterized based on: count, intensity, number of different strategies used and number of different behaviours targeted. Scores for the prior 6 years were calculated separately for CPPs that addressed primarily nutrition, primarily physical activity (PA) or total combined. Child intakes were calculated from a dietary screener and dietary behaviours were based on survey responses. Multi-level statistical models assessed associations between CPP indices and nutrition measures, adjusting for child and community-level covariates.
resultsImplementing more types of strategies across all CPPs was related to lower intakes of total added sugar (when CPPs addressed primarily PA), sugar-sweetened beverages (for nutrition and PA CPPs) and energy-dense foods of minimal nutritional value (for total CPPs). Addressing more behaviours was related to higher intakes of fruit and vegetables (for nutrition and total CPPs) and fibre (total CPPs). Higher count and intensity (PA and total CPPs) were related to more consumption of lower fat compared with higher fat milk. A higher count (PA CPPs) was related to fewer energy-dense foods and whole grains. No other relationships were significant at P < 0.05.
conclusionMultiple characteristics of CPPs to prevent obesity appear important to improve children's diets.
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