None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The primary purpose of this study is to test the impact of a community-based program aimed at promoting healthy eating and physical activity on changes in Body Mass Index (BMI) in primary school students. The hypothesis is that a community development/health promoting schools approach will reduce the levels of overweight and obesity in this group.
Interventions
Interventions are multiple strategies over 5 years within primary schools and the community to build the community's capacity to promote healthy eating and physical activity with the use of community development workers provided to the schools. Examples include school food policies, improving school food services such as school canteens, school physical activity programs, curriculum on healthy eating and healthy bodies, activities promoting self esteem, playground redesign, and parent and commun
Interventions are multiple strategies over 5 years within primary schools and the community to build the community's capacity to promote healthy eating and physical activity with the use of community development workers provided to the schools. Examples include school food policies, improving school food services such as school canteens, school physical activity programs, curriculum on healthy eating and healthy bodies, activities promoting self esteem, playground redesign, and parent and community engagement.
Sponsors
Deakin University.
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
4 Years to 13 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion for measurement: male and female students in Years prep-6 in selected schools in intervention and comparison areas within the City of Moreland.
Exclusion criteria
Nil
Outcome results
None listed