Understanding the relationship between limited neighbourhood food access and health outcomes of children with obesity

UM Andres, BL Mansker, S Suttles… - Pediatric …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Childhood obesity is a growing worldwide epidemic that requires a
biopsychosocial treatment approach to achieve a healthy lifestyle. This study on children in …

Does an obesogenic family environment moderate the association between sports participation and body composition in children? The ENERGY project

M Stavnsbo, A Stenling, S Berntsen… - Pediatric …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Previous research on the association between sports participation and body
composition has shown mixed findings. The family home is considered one of the most …

Efficacy of a primary care eHealth obesity treatment pilot intervention developed for vulnerable pediatric patients

JS Yudkin, MA Allicock, FD Atem, CA Galeener… - Childhood …, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Background: Challenges to treat excess weight in primary care settings include time
constraints during encounters and barriers to multiple visits for patient families, especially …

Health promotion and physical wellness in pediatric physical therapy

C Wengrovius, C Miles… - Pediatric Physical …, 2025 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: A health promotion and physical wellness (HPPW) life course approach for
pediatric physical therapy (PT) is recommended to improve children's health outcomes …

Development and preliminary feasibility of iByte4Health: a mobile health (mHealth) pediatric obesity prevention intervention to engage parents with low-income of …

GL Tripicchio, M Kay, S Herring, T Cos, C Bresnahan… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
This research describes the development and preliminary feasibility of iByte4Health, a
mobile health (mHealth) obesity prevention intervention designed for parents with a low …

Exploring a theory of change: Are increases in parental empowerment associated with healthier weight-related parenting practices?

CM Gago, J Jurkowski, JP Beckerman-Hsu… - Social Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Parent health-related empowerment is defined as the process by which parents
realize control over their life situation and take action to promote a healthier lifestyle. For …

Agreement between parent-report and EMR height, weight, and BMI among rural children

BA Potts, GC Wood, L Bailey-Davis - Frontiers in Nutrition, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Remote anthropometric surveillance has emerged as a strategy to
accommodate lapses in growth monitoring for pediatricians during coronavirus disease …

The family nutrition and physical activity survey: comparisons with obesity and physical activity in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder

BC Helsel, RNS Foster, J Sherman, R Steele… - Journal of autism and …, 2023 - Springer
Adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at a heightened risk for obesity. Family-
level measures of nutrition and physical activity may help explain factors contributing to …

Efficacy of the Foodbot Factory digital curriculum-based nutrition education intervention in improving children's nutrition knowledge, attitudes and behaviours in …

JM Brown, S Tahir, B Franco-Arellano, A LeSage… - BMJ open, 2025 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Schools are an important setting for supporting children's development of food
literacy, but minimal research has assessed which strategies are most suitable for school …

Comparing enhancements to well-child visits in the prevention of obesity: ENCIRCLE cluster-randomized controlled trial

L Bailey-Davis, AM Moore, MN Poulsen… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Obesity disproportionally impacts rural, lower-income children in the United
States. Primary care providers are well-positioned to engage parents in early obesity …