Project Energize: Intervention Development and 10 Years of Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity

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aut.relation.issue1en_NZ
aut.relation.volume9en_NZ
aut.researcherRush, Elaine
dc.contributor.authorRush, Een_NZ
dc.contributor.authorCairncross, Cen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, MHen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorTseng, Men_NZ
dc.contributor.authorCoppinger, Ten_NZ
dc.contributor.authorMcLennan, Sen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorLatimer, Ken_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-31T01:35:54Z
dc.date.available2016-05-31T01:35:54Z
dc.date.copyright2016en_NZ
dc.date.issued2016en_NZ
dc.description.abstractPrevention of childhood obesity is a global priority. The school setting offers access to large numbers of children and the ability to provide supportive environments for quality physical activity and nutrition. This article describes Project Energize, a through-school physical activity and nutrition programme that celebrated its 10-year anniversary in 2015 so that it might serve as a model for similar practices, initiatives and policies elsewhere. The programme was envisaged and financed by the Waikato District Health Board of New Zealand in 2004 and delivered by Sport Waikato to 124 primary schools as a randomised controlled trial from 2005 to 2006. The programme has since expanded to include all 242 primary schools in the Waikato region and 70 schools in other regions, including 53,000 children. Ongoing evaluation and development of Project Energize has shown it to be sustainable (ongoing for >10 years), both effective (lower obesity, higher physical fitness) and cost effective (one health related cost quality adjusted life year between $18,000 and $30,000) and efficient ($45/child/year) as a childhood 'health' programme. The programme's unique community-based approach is inclusive of all children, serving a population that is 42 % Ma¯ori, the indigenous people of New Zealand. While the original nine healthy eating and seven quality physical activity goals have not changed, the delivery and assessment processes has been refined and the health service adapted over the 10 years of the programme existence, as well as adapted over time to other settings including early childhood education and schools in Cork in Ireland. Evaluation and research associated with the programme delivery and outcomes are ongoing. The dissemination of findings to politicians and collaboration with other service providers are both regarded as priorities.en_NZ
dc.identifier.citationBMC Research Notes, 9:44 DOI 10.1186/s13104-016-1849-1en_NZ
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s13104-016-1849-1en_NZ
dc.identifier.issn1756-0500en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/9839
dc.languageengen_NZ
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltd.en_NZ
dc.relation.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-016-1849-1
dc.rights© 2016 Rush et al. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/ publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccessen_NZ
dc.subjectChildrenen_NZ
dc.subjectHealthy weight gainen_NZ
dc.subjectIndigenousen_NZ
dc.subjectMāorien_NZ
dc.subjectPhysical activity and nutritionen_NZ
dc.titleProject Energize: Intervention Development and 10 Years of Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesityen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Article
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