Early Care and Education Policies and Programs to Support Healthy Eating and Physical Activity: Best Practices and Changes Over Time. Research Review: 2010-2016
The goal of this US-based research review is to provide the most up-to-date information on the impact of changes in policies, systems, and environments aimed at promoting a healthy diet, increasing physical activity, and reducing screen time in young children in the early care and education setting. The review finds that evidence has strengthened over the past five years that obesity prevention interventions involving multiple approaches, coupled with parental engagement, offer the most promising opportunities to improve dietary intake, increase physical activity, and reduce screen time, as well as to change anthropometric outcomes.
Resource Information
Date
December 1, 2017
Author
Fox T, Corbett A, Duffey K
Type
Evidence Summary
Setting
Children's Service/Child Care, School
Age
Infant, Toddler (1-3), Children (4-11)
Topic
Breastfeeding, Childhood Nutrition, Chronic Disease Prevention, Food Environment, Food Literacy, Food Security & Access to Food, Food Systems & Local Food, Health Equity, Healthy Eating, Nutrients, Physical Activity, Sugar-Sweetened Beverages or Energy Drinks
Language
English
Jurisdiction
Local/Municipal/Regional, Provincial, National
Tags
childcare, childhood obesity, children, chronic disease prevention, food environment, healthy eating, nutrition education, nutrition guidelines, physical activity, policy, program, weight