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Barnes C, McCrabb S, Bialek C, Turon H, Dray J, Duffy M, et al., 'Factors associated with child and adolescent electronic nicotine and non-nicotine delivery systems use: A scoping review.', Prev Med, 181 107895 (2024) [C1]
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Barnes C, Yoong SL, Stockings E, Bialek C, Wolfenden L, 'The need for an evidence surveillance system to inform the public health response to e-cigarette use in youth', AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 47 1-2 (2023)
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Yoong SL, Lum M, Wolfenden L, Jackson J, Barnes C, Hall AE, et al., 'Healthy eating interventions delivered in early childhood education and care settings for improving the diet of children aged six months to six years.', Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 6 CD013862 (2023) [C1]
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Barnes C, Turon H, McCrabb S, Hodder RK, Yoong SL, Stockings E, et al., 'Interventions to prevent or cease electronic cigarette use in children and adolescents.', Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 11 CD015511 (2023) [C1]
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Barnes C, Sutherland R, Jones G, Kingon N, Wolfenden L, Janssen L, Kerr N, 'Development and piloting of a Community of Practice to support learning and improvement in health promotion practice within NSW local health districts', Public Health Research and Practice, 33 (2023) [C1]
Objectives: Health Promotion Units within New South Wales (NSW) local health districts (LHDs) frequently collaborate and test innovations to address priority health issues or appr... [more]
Objectives: Health Promotion Units within New South Wales (NSW) local health districts (LHDs) frequently collaborate and test innovations to address priority health issues or approaches to support the implementation of a health promotion program in a way that is consistent with the needs, resources, and contexts of their regions. Compatible with learning health system approaches, mechanisms to facilitate the exchange of evidence and expertise across districts could improve the collective impact of health promotion services across the state. This study aimed to assess the use of a health promotion Community of Practice (CoP) model as a strategy to achieve this. Type of program or service: This paper describes and shares experiences from the development and piloting process of a CoP model to develop, evaluate and exchange learnings to improve approaches to support the adoption of an effective healthy lunchbox program (¿SWAP IT¿) across three LHDs. Results: The functioning of the CoP was supported by key activities, funding and infrastructure over a 2-year period, including: planning workshops, implementation check-ins, and knowledge exchange meetings. A particularly novel aspect of the CoP was the harmonised evaluation of different, locally developed strategies to facilitate program adoption across the three LHDs. The alignment of the CoP with local and state priorities, as well as the operation of the CoP in a way that did not impose significant time demands, was seen as important for the sustainability of the CoP.
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McCrabb S, Hall A, Milat A, Bauman A, Hodder R, Mooney K, et al., 'Disseminating health research to public health policy-makers and practitioners: a survey of source, message content and delivery modality preferences.', Health Res Policy Syst, 21 121 (2023) [C1]
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Grady A, Pearson N, Lamont H, Leigh L, Wolfenden L, Barnes C, et al., 'The Effectiveness of Strategies to Improve User Engagement With Digital Health Interventions Targeting Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Overweight and Obesity: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.', J Med Internet Res, 25 e47987 (2023) [C1]
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Yoong SL, Turon H, Wong CK, Bayles L, Finch M, Barnes C, et al., 'An audit of the dissemination strategies and plan included in international food-based dietary guidelines.', Public Health Nutr, 26 2586-2594 (2023) [C1]
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Barnes C, Yoong SL, Hodder RK, Hall AE, Bialek C, Stockings E, Wolfenden L, 'Interventions to prevent or cease electronic cigarette use in children and adolescents', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2022 (2022)
Objectives: This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows:. The co-primary objectives of the review are to:. 1. Evaluate the effectiveness... [more]
Objectives: This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows:. The co-primary objectives of the review are to:. 1. Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions to prevent e-cigarette use in children and adolescents (aged 19 years and younger), relative to usual practice or no intervention. 2. Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions to cease e-cigarette use in children and adolescents (aged 19 years and younger), relative to usual practice or no intervention. Secondary objectives are to:. 3. Examine the effect of such interventions on child and adolescent use of tobacco. 4. Describe the unintended adverse effects of the intervention (e.g. physical or mental health of individuals, or adverse effects on organisations where such interventions are being implemented).
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Wolfenden L, Hawe P, Rychetnik L, Sutherland R, Barnes C, Yoong S, et al., 'A call to action: More collaborative implementation research is needed to prevent chronic disease', AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 46 549-553 (2022)
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Barnes C, Grady A, Yoong SL, 'Prioritising scalability during the evaluation of a web-based intervention to improve the implementation of evidence-based nutrition practices in Early Childhood Education and Care', HEALTH PROMOTION JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA, 33 779-781 (2022)
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Barnes C, Sutherland R, Jones J, Brown A, Stacey F, Wolfenden L, 'Maximising the adoption of a school-based m-Health intervention to improve the nutritional quality of student lunchboxes to ensure population-level impact', HEALTH PROMOTION JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA, 33 412-414 (2022)
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Wolfenden L, McCrabb S, Barnes C, O'Brien KM, Ng KW, Nathan NK, et al., 'Strategies for enhancing the implementation of school-based policies or practices targeting diet, physical activity, obesity, tobacco or alcohol use.', The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 8 CD011677 (2022) [C1]
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Yoong SL, Lum M, Jackson J, Wolfenden L, Barnes C, Jones J, et al., 'Healthy eating interventions delivered in early childhood education and care settings for improving the diet of children aged six years and below', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021 (2021)
Objectives: This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows:. To assess the effectiveness of¿healthy eating interventions delivered in ECEC¿... [more]
Objectives: This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows:. To assess the effectiveness of¿healthy eating interventions delivered in ECEC¿settings for improving child dietary intake in children aged six years or under, relative to usual care or no intervention. Secondary objectives are to assess the impact of ECEC- based healthy eating interventions on physical (child weight), language/cognitive skills, social/emotional (mental health) and quality of life. The¿review will also report on cost¿of the intervention and adverse effects of ECEC-based healthy eating interventions, where this exists.
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Kingsland M, Barnes C, Doherty E, McCrabb S, Finch M, Cumpston M, et al., 'Identifying topics for future Cochrane Public Health reviews', JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 44 E578-E581 (2021) [C1]
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Yoong SL, Jones J, Pearson N, Swindle T, Barnes C, Delaney T, et al., 'An Overview of Research Opportunities to Increase the Impact of Nutrition Intervention Research in Early Childhood and Education Care Settings According to the RE-AIM Framework', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 18 (2021) [C1]
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Barnes C, Hall A, Nathan N, Sutherland R, McCarthy N, Pettet M, et al., 'Efficacy of a school-based physical activity and nutrition intervention on child weight status: Findings from a cluster randomized controlled trial', PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, 153 (2021) [C1]
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Ooi JY, Wolfenden L, Sutherland R, Nathan N, Oldmeadow C, Mclaughlin M, et al., 'A Systematic Review of the Recent Consumption Levels of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in Children and Adolescents From the World Health Organization Regions With High Dietary-Related Burden of Disease', ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 34 11-24 (2021) [C1]
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Wolfenden L, Barnes C, Lane C, McCrabb S, Brown HM, Gerritsen S, et al., 'Consolidating evidence on the effectiveness of interventions promoting fruit and vegetable consumption: an umbrella review', International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 18 (2021) [C1]
Background: The overarching objective was to examine the effectiveness of intervention strategies to promote fruit and vegetable consumption. To do this, systematic review evidenc... [more]
Background: The overarching objective was to examine the effectiveness of intervention strategies to promote fruit and vegetable consumption. To do this, systematic review evidence regarding the effects of intervention strategies was synthesized; organized, where appropriate, by the setting in which the strategies were implemented. Additionally, we sought to describe gaps in the review of evidence; that is, where evidence regarding the effectiveness of recommended policy actions had not been systematically synthesised. Methods: We undertook a systematic search of electronic databases and the grey literature to identify systematic reviews describing the effects of any intervention strategy targeting fruit and/or vegetable intake in children or adults of any age. Results: The effects of 32 intervention strategies were synthesised from the 19 included reviews. The strategies were mapped across all three broad domains of the NOURISHING framework (i.e. food environment, food system and behaviour change communication), but covered just 14 of the framework¿s 65 sub-policy areas. There was evidence supporting the effectiveness of 19 of the 32 intervention strategies. The findings of the umbrella review suggest that intervention strategies implemented within schools, childcare services, homes, workplaces and primary care can be effective, as can eHealth strategies, mass media campaigns, household food production strategies and fiscal interventions. Conclusions: A range of effective strategy options are available for policy makers and practitioners interested in improving fruit and/or vegetable intake. However, the effects of many strategies ¿ particularly those targeting agricultural production practices, the supply chain and the broader food system ¿ have not been reported in systematic reviews. Primary studies assessing the effects of these strategies, and the inclusion of such studies in systematic reviews, are needed to better inform national and international efforts to improve public health nutrition. Trial registration: The review protocol was deposited in a publicly available Open Science framework prior to execution of the search strategy. https://osf.io/unj7x/.
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Barnes C, Yoong SL, Nathan N, Wolfenden L, Wedesweiler T, Kerr J, et al., 'Feasibility of a Web-Based Implementation Intervention to Improve Child Dietary Intake in Early Childhood Education and Care: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial', JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH, 23 (2021) [C1]
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O'Brien KM, Barnes C, Yoong S, Campbell E, Wyse R, Delaney T, et al., 'School-Based Nutrition Interventions in Children Aged 6 to 18 Years: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews', NUTRIENTS, 13 (2021) [C1]
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Barnes C, Yoong SL, Wolfenden L, Nathan N, Wedesweiler T, Kerr J, et al., 'The association between australian childcare centre healthy eating practices and children s healthy eating behaviours: A cross-sectional study within lunchbox centres', Nutrients, 13 (2021) [C1]
The association between healthy eating practices and child dietary intake in childcare centres where parents pack foods from home has received little attention. This study aimed t... [more]
The association between healthy eating practices and child dietary intake in childcare centres where parents pack foods from home has received little attention. This study aimed to: (1) Describe the nutritional content of foods and beverages consumed by children in care; and (2) Assess the association between centre healthy eating practices and child intake of fruit and vegetable servings, added sugar(grams), saturated fat(grams) and sodium(milligrams) in care. A cross-sectional study amongst 448 children attending 22 childcare centres in New South Wales, Australia, was conducted. Child dietary intake was measured via weighed lunchbox measurements, photographs and researcher observation, and centre healthy eating practices were assessed via researcher observation of centre nutrition environments. Children attending lunchbox centres consumed, on average 0.80 servings (standard deviation 0.69) of fruit and 0.27 servings (standard deviation 0.51) of vegetables in care. The availability of foods within children¿s lunchboxes was associated with intake of such foods (p < 0.01). Centre provision of intentional healthy eating learning experiences (estimate -0.56; p = 0.01) and the use of feeding practices that support children¿s healthy eating (estimate -2.02; p = 0.04) were significantly associated with reduced child intake of saturated fat. Interventions to improve child nutrition in centres should focus on a range of healthy eating practices, including the availability of foods packed within lunchboxes.
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Grady A, Barnes C, Lum M, Jones J, Yoong SL, 'Impact of Nudge Strategies on Nutrition Education Participation in Child Care: Randomized Controlled Trial', Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 53 151-156 (2021) [C1]
Objective: To assess the impact of incorporating nudge strategies in the design of a nutrition education workshop invitation on workshop registration among early childhood educati... [more]
Objective: To assess the impact of incorporating nudge strategies in the design of a nutrition education workshop invitation on workshop registration among early childhood education and care centers. Methods: A parallel-group randomized controlled trial was conducted with 88 centers. Centers received nudge strategies embedded within an enhanced invitation (intervention) or a generic invitation (control) to attend a nutrition education workshop. Center workshop registration and invitation recall and acceptability were compared between the 2 arms. Results: No statistically significant differences in workshop registration (25% vs 20%; P = 0.61), invitation recall (69% vs 62%; P = 0.58) or acceptability (mean: 8.38 vs 8.06; P = 0.50) were found between intervention and control centers, respectively. Conclusions and Implications: Low-intensity behavioral strategies embedded in the design of an invitation were insufficient to increase workshop registration significantly. Investigation and application of alternate evidence-based nudge strategies to encourage staff participation in nutrition education in early childhood education and care setting are recommended.
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Yoong SL, Jackson J, Barnes C, Pearson N, Swindle T, O'Reilly S, et al., 'Changing landscape of nutrition and dietetics research? A bibliographic analysis of top-tier published research in 1998 and 2018', PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION, 24 1318-1327 (2021) [C1]
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2021 |
Barnes C, McCrabb S, Stacey F, Nathan N, Yoong SL, Grady A, et al., 'Improving implementation of school-based healthy eating and physical activity policies, practices, and programs: a systematic review', TRANSLATIONAL BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE, 11 1365-1410 (2021) [C1]
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Wyse R, Jackson JK, Delaney T, Grady A, Stacey F, Wolfenden L, et al., 'The Effectiveness of Interventions Delivered Using Digital Food Environments to Encourage Healthy Food Choices: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', NUTRIENTS, 13 (2021) [C1]
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Delaney T, McLaughlin M, Hall A, Yoong SL, Brown A, O brien K, et al., 'Associations between digital health intervention engagement and dietary intake: A systematic review', Nutrients, 13 (2021) [C1]
There has been a proliferation of digital health interventions (DHIs) targeting dietary in-take. Despite their potential, the effectiveness of DHIs are thought to be dependent, in... [more]
There has been a proliferation of digital health interventions (DHIs) targeting dietary in-take. Despite their potential, the effectiveness of DHIs are thought to be dependent, in part, on user engagement. However, the relationship between engagement and the effectiveness of dietary DHIs is not well understood. The aim of this review is to describe the association between DHI engagement and dietary intake. A systematic search of four electronic databases and grey literature for records published before December 2019 was conducted. Studies were eligible if they examined a quantitative association between objective measures of engagement with a DHI (subjective experience or usage) and measures of dietary intake in adults (aged = 18 years). From 10,653 citations, seven studies were included. Five studies included usage measures of engagement and two examined subjective experiences. Narrative synthesis, using vote counting, found mixed evidence of an association with usage measures (5 of 12 associations indicated a positive relationship, 7 were in-conclusive) and no evidence regarding an association with subjective experience (both studies were inconclusive). The findings provide early evidence supporting an association between measures of usage and dietary intake; however, this was inconsistent. Further research examining the association between DHI engagement and dietary intake is warranted.
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Barnes C, Grady A, Nathan N, Wolfenden L, Pond N, McFayden T, et al., 'A pilot randomised controlled trial of a web-based implementation intervention to increase child intake of fruit and vegetables within childcare centres', Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 6 (2020) [C1]
Background: As dietary behaviours developed during early childhood are known to track into adulthood, interventions that aim to improve child nutrition at a population level are r... [more]
Background: As dietary behaviours developed during early childhood are known to track into adulthood, interventions that aim to improve child nutrition at a population level are recommended. Whilst early childhood education and care (ECEC) is a promising setting for interventions targeting children¿s nutrition behaviours, previous interventions have largely used high intensity, face-to-face approaches, limiting their reach, implementation and potential impact at a population level. Web-based modalities represent a promising means of supporting the delivery of childcare-based interventions whilst overcoming challenges of previous approaches; however, the feasibility of using such modalities to support implementation is largely unknown. As such, this study sought to collect feasibility and pilot data to inform the design of a web-based intervention together with health promotion officer support within childcare centres. Child dietary intake will also be assessed to provide an estimate of the impact of the implementation intervention. Methods: A superiority cluster randomised controlled trial with repeat cross-sectional data collection employing an effectiveness-implementation type-II hybrid design will be conducted with childcare centres within the Hunter New England region of New South Wales, Australia. Type-II hybrid designs provide the opportunity to assess intervention efficacy whilst piloting the feasibility of the implementation strategies. Centres allocated to the intervention group will receive access to a web-based program together with health promotion officer support to implement targeted healthy eating practices to improve child diet in care. A number of outcomes will be assessed to inform the feasibility to conduct a larger trial, including childcare centre and parent recruitment and consent rates for each component of data collection, uptake of the implementation strategies, acceptability of the intervention and implementation strategies, appropriateness of the implementation strategies and the contextual factors influencing implementation. Discussion: This study will provide high-quality evidence regarding the potential feasibility of a web-based intervention and the impact of healthy eating practices on child diet in care. Web-based modalities provide a promising approach for population-wide implementation support to childcare centres given their potential reach and consistency with existing infrastructure. Trial registration: Prospectively registered with Australian New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry (ACTRN12619001158156).
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Grady A, Wolfenden L, Wiggers J, Rissel C, Finch M, Flood V, et al., 'Effectiveness of a Web-Based Menu-Planning Intervention to Improve Childcare Service Compliance With Dietary Guidelines: Randomized Controlled Trial', JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH, 22 (2020) [C1]
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Brown A, Barnes C, Byaruhanga J, McLaughlin M, Hodder RK, Booth D, et al., 'Effectiveness of technology-enabled knowledge translation strategies in improving the use of research in public health: Systematic review', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22 (2020) [C1]
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Yoong SL, Grady A, Wiggers JH, Stacey FG, Rissel C, Flood V, et al., 'Child-level evaluation of a web-based intervention to improve dietary guideline implementation in childcare centers: A cluster-randomized controlled trial', American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 111 854-863 (2020) [C1]
Although it is recommended that childcare centers provide foods consistent with dietary guidelines, the impact of implementing sector-specific guidelines on child outcomes is larg... [more]
Although it is recommended that childcare centers provide foods consistent with dietary guidelines, the impact of implementing sector-specific guidelines on child outcomes is largely unknown. Objectives: This study aims to examine the impact of a web-based program and support to implement dietary guidelines in childcare centers on children's 1) diet; 2) BMI z scores; and 3) child health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Methods: This study was a cluster-randomized controlled trial utilizing a Type-3 Hybrid implementation-effectiveness design conducted between October 2016 and March 2018. This study reports on child outcomes. Fifty-four childcare centers in New South Wales, Australia were randomly assigned to the intervention (a web-based menu-planning tool and support) or control group (usual care). The intervention was designed to address barriers and enablers to dietary guideline implementation according to the Theoretical Domains Framework. A quota of 35 consenting childcare centers undertook child-level evaluation of dietary intake where 522 parents consented to completing =1 component of data collection for their child. Child consumption of core and discretionary (unhealthy) foods while in care was assessed via dietary observations by blinded research assistants, childcare diet quality was assessed via educator-completed questionnaires, BMI z scores were assessed via measured weight and height, and child HRQoL was assessed via parent report at baseline and 12-mo follow-up. Results: There was a significant increase in mean child consumption of fruit (0.39 servings; 95% CI: 0.12, 0.65 servings) and dairy foods (0.38 servings; 95% CI: 0.19, 0.57 servings) and a significant reduction in consumption of discretionary foods (-0.40 servings; 95% CI: -0.64, -0.16 servings) in care in the intervention group, relative to control at 12-mo follow-up. No significant differences were observed in diet quality, BMI z scores, or HRQoL. Conclusions: A web-based intervention to support planning of childcare menus consistent with dietary guidelines can improve child consumption of healthier foods in daycare. This trial was registered at www.anzctr.org.au as ACTRN12616000974404.
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Grady A, Barnes C, Wolfenden L, Lecathelinais C, Yoong SL, 'Barriers and Enablers to Adoption of Digital Health Interventions to Support the Implementation of Dietary Guidelines in Early Childhood Education and Care: Cross-Sectional Study', JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH, 22 (2020) [C1]
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Jackson J, Wolfenden L, Grady A, Lum M, Leonard A, McCrabb S, et al., 'Early childhood education and care-based healthy eating interventions for improving child diet: a systematic review protocol', SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS, 9 (2020)
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Wolfenden L, Barnes C, Jones J, Finch M, Wyse RJ, Kingsland M, et al., 'Strategies to improve the implementation of healthy eating, physical activity and obesity prevention policies, practices or programmes within childcare services', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2020 (2020) [C1]
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Hodder RK, O'Brien KM, Stacey FG, Tzelepis F, Wyse RJ, Bartlem KM, et al., 'Interventions for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children aged five years and under', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2019 (2019) [C1]
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Yoong SL, Nathan N, Reilly K, Sutherland R, Straus S, Barnes C, et al., 'Adapting implementation strategies: a case study of how to support implementation of healthy canteen policies', Public Health, 177 19-25 (2019) [C1]
Objectives: Although evidence-based interventions (EBIs) and effective strategies to implement them exist, they cannot be used by policy makers and practitioners if they do not al... [more]
Objectives: Although evidence-based interventions (EBIs) and effective strategies to implement them exist, they cannot be used by policy makers and practitioners if they do not align with end users¿ needs. As such, adaptations to EBIs and implementation approaches are likely to occur to increase ¿fit¿ with end users¿ capacity. This article describes an approach undertaken by a population health service delivery unit in one Australian state to develop an adapted implementation strategy to support the implementation of the mandatory healthy canteen policy (EBI) to all schools located in the service delivery region. Study design: This is a case study of adapting an intervention to improve implementation of the healthy canteen policy. Methods and results: This is a six-step pragmatic, empirically driven approach. The steps include (i) adapt, where appropriate, the EBI to facilitate implementation; (ii) identify end users¿ capacity for implementation; (iii) identify opportunities to adapt the implementation interventions while preserving meaningful intervention impact; (iv) undertake program adaptation; (v) develop training and resources to support delivery of implementation strategies and; (vi) evaluate the adapted intervention. This article describes the application of these steps by the authors to develop an adapted support strategy consistent with end users¿ needs. Conclusions: This study provides some guidance on how to adapt implementation support approaches particularly when EBIs cannot be adapted. Future empirical research providing guidance on making practical adaptation decisions are needed.
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