Feasibility and acceptability of school-based intervention components to promote healthy weight and well-being among 6-11-year-olds in Denmark: mixed methods findings from the Generation Healthy Kids feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Overweight and obesity among children is a serious public health challenge worldwide which may lead to a range of negative physical, mental, and social consequences in childhood and later in life. There is a strong need for developing new innovative, integrated approaches and programs which can prevent overweight in children effectively and can be embedded into everyday practices. The Generation Healthy Kids intervention is a multi-component, multi-setting intervention aiming to promote healthy weight and well-being in children aged 6-11 years in Denmark. The present study investigates the feasibility and acceptability of 10 selected school-based intervention components and barriers and facilitators for implementation.

Methods

A seven-week feasibility study was co

SUBMITTER: Lund L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11575421 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature