Place-based approaches to improve health and development outcomes in young children: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT: This scoping review examines the strength of evidence for the effectiveness of public policy-led place-based initiatives designed to improve outcomes for disadvantaged children, their families and the communities in which they live. Study designs and methods for evaluating such place-based initiatives were assessed, along with the contexts in which initiatives were implemented and evaluated. Thirty-two reports relating to 12 initiatives were included. Eleven initiatives used a quasi-experimental evaluation to assess impact, although there were considerable design variations within this. The remaining initiative used a pre- and post- evaluation design. Place-based initiatives by definition aim to improve multiple and interrelated outcomes. We examined initiatives to determine what outcomes

SUBMITTER: Burgemeister FC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8700019 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature