System approaches to childhood obesity prevention: ground up experience of adaptation and real-world context

• Published in: Public health nutrition Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 886 - 889
• Main Authors: Fraser, Penny, Whelan, Jillian M, Brown, Andrew D, Allender, Steven E, Bell, Colin, Bolton, Kristy A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.04.2023
• Subjects: Accuracy; Adaptation; Childhood obesity prevention; Children; Commentary; Community; Complexity; Context; Disease prevention; Empowerment; Evaluation; Health care; Intervention; Interventions; Lenses; Obesity; Power; Prevention; Process adaptation; Quality of life; Research design; Research methodology; Research methods; Risk factors; System dynamics; System thinking; Terminology; Workshops; Intervention; Childhood obesity prevention; Process adaptation; System thinking; Complexity

Childhood obesity prevention is critical to reducing the health and economic burden currently experienced by the Australian economy. System science has emerged as an approach to manage the complexity of childhood obesity and the ever-changing risk factors, resources and priorities of government and...