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

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

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 …

Background Effective programs to help children manage their weight are required. Families
for Health focuses on a parenting approach, designed to help parents develop their …

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

Introduction Family-based behavioural weight management interventions are efficacious
and widely used to address childhood obesity. Curriculum and strategies vary extensively …

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

Background Childhood overweight is unequally distributed by ethnicity and socioeconomic
circumstances. Weight management interventions are moderately effective under research …

Objectives To evaluate the impact of the GOALS (Getting Our Active Lifestyles Started) family-
based childhood obesity treatment intervention during the first 3 years of implementation …

Background Paediatric obesity is a multifaceted public health problem. Family based
behavioural interventions are the recommended approach for the prevention of excess …