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Weight of the Nation: Early care and education policy review An overview of legislation and licensing regulations in 25 states related to nutrition and physical activity in early care and education settings |
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Addressing childhood obesity: Findings from a program to enhance nutrition and physical activity in NJ child care centers A summary of an evaluation of the New Jersey Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAP SACC), a program to improve nutrition and increase physical activity in child care centers, that examines changes in center policies and practices as well as program implementation, based on pre- and post-program assessments for 99 centers, surveys from 29 center directors, and surveys from 10 NAP SACC trainers |
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Energy balance and physical activity in obese children attending day-care centres An evaluation of the physical activity and energy balance of obese preschool children attending child care centers in Chile and a comparison of these characteristics between the children's time at the centers and their time at home |
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Reliability and validity of a nutrition and physical activity environmental self-assessment for child care A validity study of the Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAP SACC), a measure of child care nutrition and physical activity environments from the self assessments of 59 child care center directors and 109 staff |
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Promoting physical activity in preschoolers to prevent obesity: A review of the literature A review of the literature of clinical recommendations for adequate physical activity among 2- through 5-year-old children and an identification of common factors associated with physical activity levels among preschoolers, based on a review of 14 articles published from June 2004 to December 2010 from the United States or Canada |
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Physical activity and beverages in home- and center-based child care programs A comparison of physical activity, space, and beverage provision related to obesity prevention among a group of home- and center-based child care programs and in comparison to select elements of the Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAP SACC) best-practice guidelines, based on data from 168 licensed home- and center-based child care programs in Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Washington surveyed between October and December 2008 |
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Critical narrative review to identify educational strategies promoting physical activity in preschool A review of findings from nineteen studies that implemented and evaluated the effect of increasing time for physical activity during preschool, in the context of obesity prevention programs |
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Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care (NAP SACC): Final 2009 evaluation report An overview of an investigation of the nutrition and physical activity program components of early childhood education and care programs, based on findings from a survey of 128 early childhood programs in North Carolina who participated in the Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care (NAP SACC) Pilot Grant Program |
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New Jersey Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care center project evaluation [Executive summary] A summary of an evaluation of the New Jersey Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAP SACC), a program to improve nutrition and increase physical activity in child care centers, that examines changes in center policies and practices as well as program implementation, based on pre- and post-program assessments for 99 centers, surveys from 29 center directors, and surveys from 10 NAP SACC trainers |
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Child care and obesity prevention: A Key Topic Resource List A compilation of selected Research Connections resources focused on child care and obesity prevention, including a summary of issues addressed in the literature and a listing of resources in the areas of food and nutrition, exercise and physical activity, prevention programs and interventions, and policies, regulations, and monitoring |
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Collaborating for impact: A multilevel early childhood obesity prevention initiative A description of the implementation the Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures (HKHF) early childhood obesity prevention program and a pilot study of its implementation with both the parents of children attending Head Start and Head Start staff that includes an examination of HKHF community partners' satisfaction with the partnership structure and process, the nutrition and physical activity environments of the Head Start programs, Head Start staff members' perceptions of training, changes in parents' knowledge, attitudes, and behavioral intentions following We Can! Workshops, and Saturday Open Gym family demographics and attendance, based on data staff and parents of children from 4 Head Start sites in the Boston, Massachusetts area |
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Physical activity in overweight and nonoverweight preschool children A comparison of the physical activity of overweight and nonoverweight 3- through 5-year-old children while at preschool and a study of the relationship between childrens' weight and hypothesized parental influences on child physical activity, based on data from 245 children and their parents recruited from 9 preschools in Columbia, South Carolina |
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Obesity prevention in child care: A review of U.S. state regulations An investigation of state regulations on nutrition guidelines and physical activity requirements for child care centers and family child care homes, and a discussion of the influence of these policies on childhood obesity rates |
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Child care as an untapped setting for obesity prevention: State child care licensing regulations related to nutrition, physical activity, and media use for preschool-aged children in the United States A categorical study of state obesity prevention-related child care licensing regulations in the areas of nutrition, physical activity, and electronic media usage for center-based and family-based child care settings |
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A nutrition and physical activity intervention for family child care homes A study of the effect of the Healthy Kansas Kids workshops for family child care providers on the self-reported measures of nutrition and physical activity at family child care homes across Kansas |
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Associations between pedagogues attitudes, praxis and policy in relation to physical activity of children in kindergarten: Results from a cross sectional study of health behavior amongst Danish pre-school children A survey of the relationships between the frequency of planned episodes of physical activity and both staff attitudes and internal policies on the topic of physical activity in preschools and kindergartens, based on the questionnaire responses of staff at 1,834 Danish early education sites |
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New Jersey Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care center project evaluation An evaluation of the New Jersey Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAP SACC), a program to improve nutrition and increase physical activity in child care centers, that examines changes in center policies and practices as well as program implementation, based on pre- and post-program assessments for 99 centers, surveys from 29 center directors, and surveys from 10 NAP SACC trainers |
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Promoting healthy weight in child care: Pilot testing, training methodology, and instrument evaluation A discussion of child obesity, and projects created to promote the health of young children, including a nutrition and physical activity environmental intervention in child care centers, and web based and in-person training for child care professionals administering the intervention |
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Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAP SACC): Results from a pilot intervention A study of the influence of a nutrition and physical activity environmental intervention on a convenience sample of 15 intervention and 4 comparison child care centers in 8 counties across North Carolina |
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Achieving a state of healthy weight: A national assessment of obesity prevention terminology in child care regulations 2010 [Executive summary] A summary of a study of the extent to which state child care regulations meet standards related to obesity prevention in the areas of infant feeding, nutrition, and physical activity |
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Existing policies, regulation, legislation and ongoing health promotion activities related to physical activity and nutrition in pre-primary education settings: An overview An overview of policies, regulation, legislation, and ongoing health promotion activities related to physical activity and nutrition in early care and education settings in 6 countries, based on a review of 30 documents from Bulgaria, Belgium-Flanders, Greece, Spain, Germany, and Poland |
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Best-practice guidelines for physical activity at child care An assessment of the physical activity environments of 96 child care centers from 33 counties across North Carolina, and a comparison of results with the Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-assessment for Child Care (NAPSACC) best-practice guidelines developed by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) |
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Preventing obesity in the child care setting: Evaluating state regulations An overview of state regulations on nutrition guidelines and physical activity in child care centers and family child care homes in all 50 states and the Virgin Islands, as well as those operated by the Department of Defense |
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Environment and Policy Assessment and Observation |
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Assessment tools of energy balance-related behaviours used in European obesity prevention strategies: Review of studies during preschool A review of studies that utilize assessment tools to measure food intake, physical activity, and sedentary behavior in obesity intervention strategies targeting mainly preschool children across Europe |
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