Acceptability, feasibility, and program outcomes of an equity-focused, adapted community-based healthy lifestyle program for children, young people, and their families in Perth, Western Australia: an implementation hybrid research protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

International guidelines recommend multidisciplinary intervention programs for addressing childhood obesity. In Western Australia, community-based healthy lifestyle programs for children and young people are insufficient for demand, especially for those over-represented in obesity statistics relating to prevalence. This protocol outlines the implementation and evaluation of an adapted, evidenced, community-based program in Perth, Western Australia.

Methods

This study follows a multiple-methods hybrid type II design, testing acceptability and feasibility of program scale-out and program participant outcomes. Study (1) Develop the adapted healthy lifestyle program with key partners and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander advisors for scale-out.

SUBMITTER: Smith S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12310583 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature