Implementation of healthy eating and physical activity practices in Australian early childhood education and care services: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The monitoring of healthy eating and physical activity environments is recommended to support population health. Early childhood education and care (ECEC) services are a key setting to deliver obesity prevention strategies as they reach the majority of children aged under five years and have existing supporting infrastructure.

Objectives

The aim of this study was to i) describe the prevalence of implementation of evidence-based healthy eating and physical activity practices in an Australian sample of ECEC services, and ii) examine associations between implementation of practices and service characteristics.

Methods

A random sample of 2,100 centre-based ECEC services across Australia were invited to participate in a cross-sectional survey online or via telep

SUBMITTER: Lum M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10571023 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature