Generating change through collective impact and systems science for childhood obesity prevention: The GenR8 Change case study

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 17; no. 5; p. e0266654
• Main Authors: Bolton, Kristy A, Fraser, Penny, Lowe, Janette, Moodie, Marj, Bell, Colin, Strugnell, Claudia, Hayward, Josh, McGlashan, Jaimie, Millar, Lynne, Whelan, Jillian, Brown, Andrew, Allender, Steven
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 11.05.2022; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Biology and Life Sciences; Body weight; Breast feeding; Breastfeeding & lactation; Case reports; Chief executive officers; Child; Childhood; Children; Community; Community involvement; Community Participation; Drinking water; Elementary school students; Empowerment; Evaluation; Exercise; Health Promotion; Humans; Intervention; Leadership; Local government; Medicine and Health Sciences; Obesity; Obesity in children; Overweight; Pediatric Obesity - epidemiology; Pediatric Obesity - prevention & control; Physical activity; Prevention; Public health administration; Public participation; Social Sciences; Victoria - epidemiology; Victoria; Australia

Community-based interventions have shown promise in reducing childhood overweight and obesity. However, they have been critiqued for using linear logic models. Participatory community-based systems approaches are posited as addressing the complexity of non-linear relationships in a local context. Co...