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Anjali Jain¹, Casey Langwith

¹The Lewin Group, Fairview Park Drive, Suite 500, Falls Church, VA 22042, USA. anjali.jain@lewin.com

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Implementing school-based obesity interventions requires flexibility and a dedicated coordinator. Real-world success depends on adapting programs to school needs and having a central point person for coordination.

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Public Health
Pediatric Health
Health Education

Background:

School-based obesity interventions show promise but face implementation challenges.
Understanding real-world translation of these programs into school settings is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the practicalities of implementing a multifaceted childhood obesity intervention in diverse school settings.
To identify key factors influencing the success and sustainability of school-based obesity programs.

Main Methods:

Conducted semistructured interviews with 19 key informants involved in a school-based obesity intervention.
Included school nurses, wellness coordinators, and personnel from 6 school districts and over 100 schools.

Main Results:

Intervention design and implementation required flexibility to meet school-specific needs and interests.
A dedicated coordinator was crucial for addressing childhood obesity, managing logistics, and securing funding.
Initiating programs at the school year's start posed challenges; a focus on wellness was sometimes preferred over obesity.

Conclusions:

Sustained change in school obesity interventions necessitates adaptable designs, timing, and personnel.
A single, focused change agent is essential for successful real-world implementation of obesity-related activities in schools.