A collaborative approach to develop an intervention to strengthen health visitors' role in prevention of excess weight gain in children

• Main Authors: Devashish Ray (Author), Falko Sniehotta (Author), Elaine McColl (Author), Louisa Ells (Author), Gill O'Neill (Author), Karen McCabe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The high prevalence of childhood obesity is a concern for public health policy and practitioners, leading to a focus on early prevention. UK health visitors (HVs) are well-positioned to prevent excessive weight gain trends in pre-school children but experience barriers to impleme...