Implementation of Healthy Eating Interventions in Center-Based Childcare: The Selection, Application, and Reporting of Theories, Models, and Frameworks

• Published in: American journal of health promotion Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 402 - 417
• Main Authors: Lima do Vale, Marjorie Rafaela, Farmer, Anna, Ball, Geoff D. C., Gokiert, Rebecca, Maximova, Katerina, Thorlakson, Jessica
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.05.2020; American Journal of Health Promotion
• Subjects: Application; Child care; Child Day Care Centers - organization & administration; Child Day Care Centers - standards; Child, Preschool; Clinical trials; Content analysis; Diet, Healthy - standards; Experts; Extraction; Food Services - organization & administration; Food Services - standards; Health promotion; Health Promotion - organization & administration; Healthy food; Humans; Implementation; Individual differences; Intervention; Models, Theoretical; Preschool children; Program Development; Program Evaluation; Quasi-experimental methods; Reliance; strategies; specific populations; opportunity; age specific; community; specific settings; youth; nutrition; interventions; review; young children; theory-based interventions; supportive environments
• ISSN: 0890-1171; 2168-6602; 2168-6602
• DOI: 10.1177/0890117119895951

Purpose: To explore the selection, use, and reporting of theories, models, and frameworks (TMFs) in implementation studies that promoted healthy eating in center-based childcare. Data Source: We searched 11 databases for articles published between January 1990 and October 2018. We also conducted a h...