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 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 …

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

Objectives The study aims to assess the effects of family‐based interventions targeted to
parents only or to parents‐and‐child for the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity …

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 …

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

Objective To compare the effectiveness of a 2-year camp-based family treatment programme
and an outpatient programme on obesity in two generations. Design Pragmatic randomised …

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