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    Area of Science:

    • Public Health
    • Preventive Medicine
    • Community Health Interventions

    Background:

    • Childhood obesity is a multifaceted public health issue.
    • Prevention necessitates interventions across community settings, addressing policy, systems, and environmental factors.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop and pilot an obesity prevention strategy menu for communities.
    • To provide technical support for implementing tailored, context-specific health interventions.
    • To establish a framework for community engagement in obesity prevention.

    Main Methods:

    • A multidisciplinary team reviewed evidence on effective policy, systems, and environmental changes.
    • A strategy menu was created, organizing approaches for community use.
    • A pilot study is underway to test the menu and provide implementation support.

    Main Results:

    • A comprehensive menu of obesity prevention strategies has been developed.
    • The menu integrates effective policy, systems, and environmental changes.
    • A framework for community engagement in strategy selection and implementation is established.

    Conclusions:

    • The strategy menu provides communities with tools for tailored obesity prevention.
    • This approach aims to create sustainable, long-term reductions in childhood obesity.
    • Collaboration between communities, researchers, and practitioners is key to success.