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ArticleSSM - population health2022

Effectiveness of the Promising Neighbourhoods community program in 0-to 12-year-olds

Mirte Boelens, Hein Raat, Harrie Jonkman, Clemens M H Hosman, Denis Wiering, Wilma Jansen

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Article in SSM - population health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. The impact of public policy on socioeconomic equity in physical activity: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026
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6 authors.

Mirte BoelensDepartment of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Hein RaatDepartment of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Harrie JonkmanVerwey-Jonker Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Clemens M H HosmanDepartment of Health Promotion, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Denis WieringDepartment of Social Development, Municipality of Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Wilma JansenDepartment of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate a collaborative community-based program that aims to a) increase the health, safety and talent development of youth, and b) contribute to the reduction of socioeconomic inequalities. Methods: A difference-in difference design with two separate cross-sectional samples in 2018 (n = 984) and 2021 (n = 413) among 0- to 12-year-olds with an intervention and comparator condition was used. The program, called Promising Neighbourhoods, consists of collaboration with community stakeholders, data-based priority setting, knowledge-and theory-based policies, and evidence-based interventions. The program was implemented in three neighbourhoods which were compared with three similar comparator neighbourhoods in which the program was not implemented. Logistic difference-in-difference regression was used to test effectiveness of the intervention on informal parenting support, outdoor-play, sport club membership, general health and risk of emotional and behavioural difficulties and to examine differences in intervention effects between children with a lower or higher socioeconomic status. Results: A significant intervention effect of the Promising Neighbourhoods program after two-years was found for outdoor-play (OR 0.61; 95%CI 0.37, 0.99). No other significant intervention effects were found for other outcomes. No different interventions effects were found for children with a lower or higher socioeconomic status on outcomes. Conclusion: The findings of this study indicate a positive intervention effect for one of the outcomes in 0- to 12-year-olds. Further mixed-methods evaluation research and using longer follow-up periods are needed to examine the value of these type of programs. Further development of Promising Neighbourhoods seems warranted. Trial registration: This study was prospectively registered in the Netherlands National Trial Register (Number: NL7279) on 26 September 2018.

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CTC, Communities that CareEPHE, EPODE for health equityNDC, England's New Deal for CommunitiesNYI, Netherlands Youth InstituteSDQ, Strengths and Difficulties QuestionnaireSES, socioeconomic status

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PMID35859931
PMCPMC9289725

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