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Comparing Enhancements to Well-Child Visits in the Prevention of Obesity: Encircle Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

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Analyzes care delivery models aimed at preventing obesity in disadvantaged preschool children living in rural Pennsylvania. Reports on 2,025 parents and their preschool-aged children recruited in the ENCIRCLE (patiEnt-cliNic-Community Integration to prevent obesity in Rural preschool ChiLdrEn) trial, which tests the effectiveness of enhanced well-child visits (WCVs) that include obesity prevention tools.
Author(s)
Lisa Bailey-Davis, Amy M. Moore, Melissa N. Poulsen, et al.
Citation
BMC Public Health, 22, 2429
Date
12/2022
Type
Document
Tagged as
Children and youth · Obesity and weight control · Poverty · Primary care · Service delivery models · Pennsylvania