Translating a child care based intervention for online delivery: development and randomized pilot study of Go NAPSACC.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As part of childhood obesity prevention initiatives, Early Care and Education (ECE) programs are being asked to implement evidence-based strategies that promote healthier eating and physical activity habits in children. Translation of evidence-based interventions into real world ECE settings often encounter barriers, including time constraints, lack of easy-to-use tools, and inflexible intervention content. This study describes translation of an evidence-based program (NAPSACC) into an online format (Go NAPSACC) and a randomized pilot study evaluating its impact on centers' nutrition environments.

Methods

Go NAPSACC retained core elements and implementation strategies from the original program, but translated tools into an online, self-directed format using extens

SUBMITTER: Ward DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5698966 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature