Perceived factors that influence adoption, implementation and sustainability of an evidence-based intervention promoting healthful eating and physical activity in childcare centers in an urban area in the United States serving children from low-income, racially/ethnically diverse families.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Early childcare centers offer optimal settings to provide healthy built environments where preschool age children spend a majority of their week. Many evidence-based interventions (EBIs) promoting healthful eating and physical activity for early childcare settings exist, but there is a limited understanding of how best to support adoption, implementation and sustainability in community settings. This study examined how early childcare teachers and administrators from Chicago-area childcare centers serving children from low-income, racially/ethnically diverse communities viewed an EBI called Hip to Health (H³), and the factors they perceived as relevant for EBI adoption, implementation, and sustainability.

Methods

A multiple methods study including key

SUBMITTER: Siegel L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10012626 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature