作者
Mary Malakellis, Erin Hoare, Andrew Sanigorski, Nicholas Crooks, Steven Allender, Melanie Nichols, Boyd Swinburn, Cal Chikwendu, Paul M Kelly, Solveig Petersen, Lynne Millar
发表日期
2017/10/1
期刊
Australian and New Zealand journal of public health
卷号
41
期号
5
页码范围
490-496
出版商
Elsevier
简介
Objective
The Australian Capital Territory ‘It's Your Move!’ (ACT‐IYM) was a three‐year (2012–2014) systems intervention to prevent obesity among adolescents.
Methods
The ACT‐IYM project involved three intervention schools and three comparison schools and targeted secondary students aged 12–16 years. The intervention consisted of multiple initiatives at individual, community, and school policy level to support healthier nutrition and physical activity. Intervention school‐specific objectives related to increasing active transport, increasing time spent physically active at school, and supporting mental wellbeing. Data were collected in 2012 and 2014 from 656 students. Anthropometric data were objectively measured and behavioural data self‐reported.
Results
Proportions of overweight or obesity were similar over time within the intervention (24.5% baseline and 22.8% follow‐up) and comparison groups (31.8 …
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