Background Many studies have examined the relationship between the food environment
and health-related outcomes, but fewer consider the integrity of measures used to assess …

Background Despite the existence of effective interventions and best‐practice guideline
recommendations for childcare services to implement evidence‐based policies, practices …

Given the widespread use of out-of-home child care and an all-time high prevalence of
obesity among US preschool-aged children, it is imperative to consider the opportunities that …

BACKGROUND: Valid and reliable measures are required to assess any effect of the food
environment on individual dietary behavior, and form the foundation of research that may …

Objective Review peer-reviewed interventions designed to reduce obesity and improve
obesogenic behaviors, including physical activity, diet, and screen time, at child care …

Background Given the substantial period of time adults spend in their workplaces each day,
these provide an opportune setting for interventions addressing modifiable behavioural risk …

It is the position of the American Dietetic Association that child-care programs should
achieve recommended benchmarks for meeting children's nutrition needs in a safe, sanitary …

Background Preliminary evaluations of behavioral interventions, referred to as pilot studies,
predate the conduct of many large-scale efficacy/effectiveness trial. The ability of a pilot …

Experts agree that physical activity is critical to children's health and development. Child
care is an ideal setting that could be used to increase physical activity given the large …

Childhood obesity is currently one of the most prevailing and challenging public health
issues among industrialized countries and of international priority. The global prevalence of …