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O'Hara-Tompkins, Nancy; Crum, Gwen; Fincham, Hannah; Lewis, Dianna; Bowen, Elaine; Murphy, Emily – Journal of Extension, 2020
Early care and education settings are essential partners in the battle against childhood obesity. We describe an Extension-facilitated early childhood obesity prevention intervention conducted in 25 rural early care and education settings. A total of 148 policy, systems, or environmental changes were achieved, reaching approximately 450 young…
Descriptors: Child Care, Early Childhood Education, Obesity, Child Health
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O'Hara-Tompkins, Nancy; Beane, Johnna S.; Crum, Gwen; Cottrell, Lesley; Murphy, Emily – Journal of Extension, 2020
Through a community-focused needs assessment conducted in rural Appalachia, we gauged perceptions of facilitators and barriers related to healthful eating and physical activity for young children and identified suggestions for improvement. Thirty-seven key informant interviews and three caregiver focus group sessions were coded and analyzed for…
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, Rural Areas, Barriers, Health Promotion