Listening to the Community: Identifying Obesity Prevention Strategies for Rural Preschool-Aged Children

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Reports results from 4 workshops on obesity prevention initiatives for preschool-aged children in 2 rural North Carolina and Indiana counties. Provides data and discussion on participants' preferred intervention strategies and community settings, with additional discussion of implementation challenges and options for immediate interventions which could be implemented with limited funding.

Katherine Jochim Pope, Alexandra F. Lightfoot, Lisa Macon Harrison, et al.

Frontiers in Public Health, 12

05/2024

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Children and youth · Networking and collaboration · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Indiana · North Carolina