Previous reviews of childhood obesity prevention have focused largely on schools and
findings have been inconsistent. Funded by the US A gency for H ealthcare R esearch and …

Background Healthy children achieve better educational outcomes which, in turn, are
associated with improved health later in life. The World Health Organization's Health …

Research has demonstrated the benefits of physical activity (PA) and the negative
consequences of sedentary behavior for physical and mental wellbeing [1–5]. Thus, PA has …

Objective Implementation science is an emerging area in physical activity (PA) research. We
sought to establish the current state of the evidence related to implementation of school …

Physical inactivity is a key determinant of health across the lifespan. A lack of activity
increases the risk of heart disease, colon and breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension …

Parents play a critical role in developing and shaping their children's physical activity (PA)
and sedentary behaviours, particularly in the early years of life. The aim of this systematic …

There is increasing academic and policy interest in interventions aiming to promote young
people's health by ensuring that the school environment supports healthy behaviours. The …

Background The World Health Organization's (WHO's) Health Promoting Schools (HPS)
framework is an holistic, settings‐based approach to promoting health and educational …

Food and eating environments likely contribute to the increasing epidemic of obesity and
chronic diseases, over and above individual factors such as knowledge, skills, and …

There is little agreement among governments, institutions, scientists and food activists as to
how to best tackle the challenging issues of health and sustainability in the food sector. This …