Background The international increase in the prevalence of childhood obesity has hastened
in recent decades. This rise has coincided with the emergence of comorbidities in childhood …

Interventions for obesity prevention in early childhood (first 5 years of life) are likely to have a
significant preventive health impact. This mapping review identified recommended policy …

Background: There is increasing worldwide recognition of the need for government policies
to address the recent increases in the incidence and prevalence of childhood obesity. The …

Aim To explore the implementation of a whole-of-government strategy as a policy tool for the
early prevention of childhood obesity in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. Subject and …

Adolescence and young adulthood (AYA) are formative life stages, second only to the first
1000 days. Yet young people have historically been 'forgotten'in our health system. Major …

Background Early childhood (from conception to five years) is a key life stage for
interventions to prevent obesity. In the Australian Federation, policy responsibility for obesity …

Background While there is a growing interest in the field of research translation, there are
few published examples of public health interventions that have been effectively scaled up …

While the causes of obesity are well known traditional education and treatment strategies do
not appear to be making an impact. One solution as part of a broader complimentary set of …

No country's Government has managed to reverse the rising tide of obesity prevalence in
children or adults over the last three decades, despite numerous plans and strategies that …

Public policy strategies impact on population health by acting on the effectiveness,
availability and distribution of the social determinants of health. Reducing obesity and …