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A school-based intervention for a better future : study protocol of Sintra Grows Healthy

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Resumo:Background: Preventing childhood obesity is a public health challenge of the twenty-first century and it must be a priority. Governments play a major role in creating and supporting a healthy school environment and should prioritise actions to improve children’s health. Sintra Grows Healthy aims to promote healthy lifestyles to prevent childhood obesity and improve children’s health-related quality of life and social and emotional skills, through the development of a school evidence-based and sustainable model. Methods: This protocol describes a quasi-experimental design and community-based participatory research. The participants included in the study are the school community of Portuguese public primary schools from the municipality of Sintra. Data will be collected on demographic and socio-economic characterization, nutritional status, eating habits and behaviours, physical activity, sedentary behaviours and sleep, health-related quality of life, and social and emotional skills. Discussion: There is evidence to support interventions in school settings as strategies for obesity prevention. Upto-date homogeneous and community-based interventions for preventing childhood obesity are lacking, therefore Sintra Grows Healthy intends to fill this gap. Furthermore, Sintra Grows Healthy aims to contribute with relevant scientific findings that will allow the development of better strategies for policymakers and society to manage this major public health problem.
Autores principais:Ferreira, Raquel J.
Outros Autores:Nogueira, Telma; Silva, Vitória Dias da; Liñan Pinto, Mariana; Sousa, Joana; Pereira, Ana Margarida; Nogueira, Paulo Jorge; Borrego, Rute; Raposo, Ana; Martins, João; Onofre, Marcos; Marques, Adilson; Rodrigues, António; Quitério, Ana; Pereira, António
Assunto:Childhood obesity Health promotion Participatory research Local government Physical activity Nutrition Lifestyle Behaviour
Ano:2020
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:artigo
Tipo de acesso:acesso aberto
Instituição associada:Universidade de Lisboa
Idioma:inglês
Origem:Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa

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