Preventing Obesity among Preschool Children: How Can Child-Care Settings Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity? Research Synthesis

Autor/inn/en	Larson, Nicole; Ward, Dianne; Neelon, Sara Benjamin; Story, Mary
Institution	Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Titel	Preventing Obesity among Preschool Children: How Can Child-Care Settings Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity? Research Synthesis
Quelle	(2011), (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Prevention; Physical Activities; Child Care Centers; Preschool Children; Obesity; Disadvantaged Youth; Child Health; Wellness; Eating Habits; Health Promotion; Physical Activity Level; Dietetics; Nutrition + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prävention; Vorbeugung; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Kinderbetreuung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Adipositas; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Well being; Well-being; Wohlbefinden; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Ernährungslehre; Ernährung
Abstract	Child-care settings provide numerous opportunities to promote healthy eating and physical activity behaviors among preschool children. The majority of U.S. children are placed in some form of non-parental care during their preschool years. While approximately 15 percent of preschool children are primarily cared for by their relatives, most preschoolers who spend time in non-parental care arrangements are placed in center-based care (e.g., child-care centers, preschools, Head Start programs) or a family child-care home. Given the widespread use of child care, an understanding of current practices relevant to nutrition and physical activity in child-care settings is needed to inform obesity-prevention efforts. This research synthesis reviews studies that have identified opportunities to promote a healthy diet and regular physical activity among preschool children. It also examines outcomes of research interventions designed to prevent obesity in child-care settings. (Contains 1 figures, 4 tables, and 76 footnotes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10