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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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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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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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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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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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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Parental perception on the efficacy of a physical activity program for preschoolers
An evaluation of parental impressions of the usefulness, strengths, weaknesses, and influence on physical activities of The Food Friends Get Movin' with Mighty Moves obesity intervention, based on a survey of 51 parents of Head Start children in Colorado who participated in the intervention and telephone interviews with 37 of the survey respondents
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Nutrition and physical activity in child care: Results from an environmental intervention
A study of the impact of a Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAP SACC) intervention to promote healthy weight development in preschool children on child care practices, environments, and polieces in 56 intervention centers and 26 control sites in North Carolina over six months
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Factors associated with physical activity in children attending family child care homes
A study of the relationship between family child care home (FCCH) practices and characteristics and physical activity among children attending FCCHs, based on data from 136 children between 2 and 5 years old in 45 FCCHs in Oregon
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The impact of a 3-year after-school obesity prevention program in elementary school children
A cluster randomized study of the effects of the Medical College of Georgia FitKid Program (FitKid), a three-year, voluntary, no-fee, after school obesity prevention and physical activity program, on percentage of body fat, cardiorespiratory fitness, and cardiometabolic markers in children, based on data from 574 third grade children from 18 elementary schools in the southeastern United States
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Assessment of food, nutrition, and physical activity practices in Oklahoma child-care centers
A survey of food, nutrition, and physical activity practices in all-day child care centers, based on data from 314 child care centers across Oklahoma serving 2- through 5-year-old children
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Promoting physical activity during early childhood
A description of Ball State University's physical activity and motor development outreach to local Head Start children and teachers
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Nutrition and physical activity policies and practices in family child care homes
A survey of policies and practices related to nutrition and physical activity in a stratified sample of 297 registered Kansas family child care homes
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Views of parents, teachers and children on health promotion in kindergarten-first results from formative focus groups and observations
The aim of the study was to capture the views of children, parents and teachers on the topic of physical activity in kindergarten through observation and focus group interviews. The study was conducted in the kindergartens from the sampling group in the Danish part of PERISCOPE. 1st methodology: Children interviewed inside by the researcher on preferable movements and settings and then observed outside during their playtime. 2nd methodology: Children asked to draw themselves playing their most preferred physical activity. Parents and kindergarten teachers interviewed in two different groups, using an identical guide. Children are skilled in taking advantage of the space and facilities available for physical activity; girls need more support than boys to initiate physical activity; children are happy with the facilities and the toys available in the kindergarten. Teachers feel an increasing pressure to take more responsibility and initiatives for the children's health habits. Parents state that if more physical activity is initiated in the kindergarten, it could make children request domestic activity. Physical activity and movement concept are too abstract for children of this age to talk about: they quickly lose their focus and concentration. The new methodology of videotaping gives the researcher the chance to interpret facial expressions to capture movement, talk and actions, and to make a distinction among children, as they tend to interrupt each other. However, this method contains a weakness, if used alone, by the fact that the shooting is only a reflection of what the video camera has recorded. (author abstract)
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Physical activity lessons in preschools
A survey of health-related physical activity in preschools from questionnaire responses of 112 teachers in 40 preschool classrooms in south-central Indiana
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Improving nutrition and physical activity in child care: What parents recommend
A survey of perceptions and recommendations for the improvement of the quality of meals, snacks, and physical activity at child care centers, based on data from 508 parents of children in attendance at 94 licensed child care centers in North Carolina
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Effects of physical activity on cortisol levels in at-risk toddlers attending full-time daycare
An investigation of the effects of an acute bout of physical activity on the cortisol levels of low income, African American children attending preschool and an examination of their response to and recovery from the physical activity
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Hip-Hop to Health Jr. obesity prevention effectiveness trial: Postintervention results
A group-randomized controlled trial of the feasibility and effectiveness of a teacher-delivered weight control intervention for African American preschool children on children's height, weight, physical activity, television viewing screen time, diet inside and outside of preschool, and teacher's lesson completion, based on data from 618 children enrolled in 18 schools administered by the Chicago Public Schools
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