title: THAO-CHILD HEALTH PROGRAMME: COMMUNITY BASED INTERVENTION FOR HEALTHY LIFESTYLES PROMOTION TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES: RESULTS OF A COHORT STUDY.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  childhood obesity is one of the main public health concerns. The multifactorial and multilevel causes require complex interventions such the community based interventions (CBI). Thao-Child Health Programme is a CBI implemented in Spain since 2007.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  show the Thao methodology and the latest cross-sectional and longitudinal results.
  
  
  METHODS
  longitudinal cohort study (4 years of follow- up) and cross sectional study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  the longitudinal study found an increase of 1% in the overweight prevalence after a follow-up of 4 years of Thao-Programme implementation in 10 municipalities with 6 697 children involved. The cross-sectional study carried out with 20 636 children from 22 municipalities found a childhood overweight prevalence of 26.6%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  currently a brake in the increase of childhood overweight prevalence is considered a success due to the high prevalence worldwide. More studies well methodologically performed are needed to know the efficacy of the CBI's in this field.
authors.affiliation: Thao Foundation, Barcelona. Cardiovascular Risk and Nutrition Research Group (CARIN), IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), Barcelona.. santi.gomez@thaoweb.com.
authors.forename: Santiago Felipe
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Gómez Santos
authors.affiliation: Institute of Food Science and Technology and Nutrition. Spanish National Research Council (ICTAN-CSIC), Madrid.. santi.gomez@thaoweb.com.
authors.forename: Rocío
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Estévez Santiago
authors.affiliation: Unit of Medicine, Endocrinology and Nutrition. Center of Sport Medicine. High Sport Council.. santi.gomez@thaoweb.com.
authors.forename: Nieves
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Palacios Gil-Antuñano
authors.affiliation: Unit of Investigation in Nutrition, Growth and Human Development of Galicia, Paediatric Department, Clinic University Hospital of Santiago, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela.. santi.gomez@thaoweb.com.
authors.forename: Maria Rosaura
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Leis Trabazo
authors.affiliation: Unit of Investigation in Nutrition, Growth and Human Development of Galicia, Paediatric Department, Clinic University Hospital of Santiago, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela.. santi.gomez@thaoweb.com.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tojo Sierra
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition. Faculty of Pharmacy. Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid.. santi.gomez@thaoweb.com.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cuadrado Vives
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition. Faculty of Pharmacy. Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid.. santi.gomez@thaoweb.com.
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Beltrán de Miguel
authors.affiliation: Spanish Nutrition Foundation (FEN), Madrid.. santi.gomez@thaoweb.com.
authors.forename: José Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ávila Torres
authors.affiliation: Spanish Nutrition Foundation (FEN), Madrid. Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, CEU San Pablo University, Madrid, Spain.. santi.gomez@thaoweb.com.
authors.forename: Gregorio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Varela Moreiras
authors.affiliation: Thao Foundation, Barcelona.. santi.gomez@thaoweb.com.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Casas Esteve
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D000067576:Child Health; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003153:Community Health Services; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology