Addressing the epidemic of childhood obesity through school-based interventions: what has been done and where do we go from here?
Schools are ideal settings for implementing multi-component programs to prevent and control childhood obesity. Thoughtful improvements to proven strategies, coupled with careful evaluation, can contribute to accumulation of evidence needed to design and implement the next generation of optimal interventions.
Peterson
Karen E
KE
Public Health Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Fox
Mary Kay
MK
D000293:Adolescent; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D015444:Exercise; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology