title: Promoting healthy lifestyle changes to families is a challenge.
abstract: Nearly 30% of UK children aged 2-15 years are overweight or obese ( Department of Health 2013), with Lepkowska (2014) highlighting the rise in the number of children admitted to hospital with obesity-related problems.
authors.affiliation: Year 2 progression lead for pre-registration nursing, University of Worcester, RCN's Research in Child Health Community's Worcester group.
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pinfield
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005190:Family; D006293:Health Promotion; D000070497:Healthy Lifestyle; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing*; D050177:Overweight / Q000451:nursing; D015995:Prevalence; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology