Protocol to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an environmental nutrition and physical activity intervention in nurseries (Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care - NAP SACC UK): a multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial

• Main Authors: Ruth Kipping (Author), Miranda Pallan (Author), Kim Hannam (Author), Kate Willis (Author), Alex Dobell (Author), Chris Metcalfe (Author), Russell Jago (Author), Laura Johnson (Author), Rebecca Langford (Author), Corby K. Martin (Author), William Hollingworth (Author), Madeleine Cochrane (Author), James White (Author), Pete Blair (Author), Zoi Toumpakari (Author), Jodi Taylor (Author), Dianne Ward (Author), Laurence Moore (Author), Tom Reid (Author), Megan Pardoe (Author), Liping Wen (Author), Marie Murphy (Author), Anne Martin (Author), Stephanie Chambers (Author), Sharon Anne Simpson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background One in seven UK children have obesity when starting school, with higher prevalence associated with deprivation. Most pre-school children do not meet UK recommendations for physical activity and nutrition. Formal childcare settings provide opportunities to deliver interventions to...