Background The high prevalence of obesity in children in the UK warrants continuing public
health attention.'Families for Health'is a family‐based group programme for the treatment of …

Objective: To develop and evaluate “Families for Health”, a new community based family
intervention for childhood obesity. Design: Programme development, pilot study and …

BACKGROUND Effective programmes to help children manage their weight are
required.'Families for Health'focuses on a parenting approach, designed to help parents …

Objective Evaluating effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of 'Families for Health V2′(FFH)
compared with usual care (UC). Design Multicentre randomised controlled trial …

A service evaluation of a pilot of a family-based behavioural management group programme
for childhood obesity was conducted in a community setting in the United Kingdom. A total of …

Family-based programmes that emphasise lifestyle and behaviour change using
psychological principles have been shown to be effective in targeting childhood obesity …

METHODS: Families of children 4 to 6 years of age with obesity were recruited from 68 child
care centers in Stockholm County and randomly assigned to a parent-only program (10 …

Results: Over the 2 years of the study body mass index (BMI) SDS (z score) fell significantly
in the intervention/control (I/C) group, but not in the control/intervention (C/I) group. The …

There is a consensus that interventions to prevent and treat childhood obesity should
involve the family; however, the extent of the child's involvement has received little attention …

Background Access to evidence‐and family‐based childhood obesity (FBCO) treatment
interventions is a challenge, especially in underserved regions where childhood obesity …