Participant engagement with a UK community-based preschool childhood obesity prevention programme: a focused ethnography study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children's centres in the UK provide a setting for public health programmes; offering support to families living in the most disadvantaged areas where obesity prevalence is at its highest. Health, Exercise and Nutrition in the Really Young (HENRY) is an eight-week obesity prevention programme currently delivered in children's centres across the UK. However, low participant engagement in some local authorities threatens its potential reach and impact. This study aimed to explore the factors influencing participant engagement with HENRY to describe where local intervention may support engagement efforts.

Method

A focused ethnography study was undertaken in five children's centres delivering HENRY across the UK. One hundred and ninety hours of field observations, 22

SUBMITTER: Burton W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6688247 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature