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Best practice principles for community-based obesity prevention : development, content and application

King, L., Gill, T., Allender, S. and Swinburn, B.A. 2011, Best practice principles for community-based obesity prevention : development, content and application, Obesity reviews, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 329-338.

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Title Best practice principles for community-based obesity prevention : development, content and application
Author(s) King, L.
Gill, T.
Allender, S.
Swinburn, B.A.
Journal name Obesity reviews
Volume number 12
Issue number 5
Start page 329
End page 338
Publisher Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Place of publication Oxford, England
Publication date 2011-05
ISSN 1467-7881
1467-789X
1743-7008
Keyword(s) best practice
community-based
obesity prevention
practice guidelines
Summary Best practice in obesity prevention has generally been defined in terms of ‘what’ needs to be done while neglecting ‘how’. A multifaceted definition of best practice, which combines available evidence on what actions to take, with an established process for interpreting this information in a specific community context, provides a more appropriate basis for defining the principles of best practice in community-based obesity prevention. Based on analysis of a range of literature, a preliminary set of principles was drafted and progressively revised through further analyses of published literature and a series of consultations. The framework for best practice principles comprises: community engagement, programme design and planning, evaluation, implementation and sustainability, and governance. Specific principles were formulated within this framework. While many principles were generic, distinctive features of obesity prevention were also covered. The engagement of end-users influenced the design of the formatting of the outputs, which represent three levels of knowledge transfer: detailed evidence summaries, guiding questions for programme planners and a briefer set of questions for simpler communication purposes. The best practice principles provide a valuable mechanism for the translation of existing evidence and experience into the decision-making processes for planning, implementing and evaluating the complex community-based interventions needed for successful obesity prevention.
Language eng
Field of Research 111708 Health and Community Services
111104 Public Nutrition Intervention
Socio Economic Objective 920208 Health Policy Evaluation
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Copyright notice ©2010, The Authors
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30035924

Document type: Journal Article
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