Healthy eating and physical activity environments in out-of-school hours care: an observational study protocol
Introduction Childcare settings have been widely identified as important venues for promoting healthy lifestyles to children. Out-of-school hours care (OSHC) is a rapidly growing childcare service, yet there has been limited research reported on healthy eating and physical activity (HEPA) environmen...
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| author | Karen Wardle Ruth Crowe Yasmine Probst Jennifer Norman Susan Furber Lisa Franco Rebecca M. Stanley Cecilia Vuong Marc Davies Sarah Ryan Anthony D. Okely |
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| description | Introduction Childcare settings have been widely identified as important venues for promoting healthy lifestyles to children. Out-of-school hours care (OSHC) is a rapidly growing childcare service, yet there has been limited research reported on healthy eating and physical activity (HEPA) environments within the Australian OSHC setting. This research aims to describe the HEPA environments related to foods and beverages served, staff behaviours and child physical activity levels across two local health districts within New South Wales, Australia. This study will provide evidence to support future interventions and policies in Australian OSHC settings.Methods and analysis A cross-sectional study design will be used to describe the food and beverages provided and child activity levels, and report on environmental correlates. OSHC programmes will be visited on non-consecutive weekdays between 2018 and 2020. The frequency of foods and beverages offered will be observed and categorised into food groups aligned to the Australian Dietary Guidelines. Children’s physical activity will be measured using ActiGraph wGT3X-BT accelerometers. Staff behaviour will be captured via direct observation and the System for Observing Staff Promotion of Activity and Nutrition. Short interviews with programme directors will gather contextual information about OSHC practices and policies.Ethics and dissemination Findings will be disseminated through peer-reviewed scientific journals, conference presentations and individualised feedback to each participating service. Ethical approval was granted by the University of Wollongong Human Research Ethics Committee (HE17/490). |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c06853d35b214e998e4c34f51082542c2025-01-06T13:25:07ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552020-09-0110910.1136/bmjopen-2019-036397Healthy eating and physical activity environments in out-of-school hours care: an observational study protocolKaren Wardle0Ruth Crowe1Yasmine Probst2Jennifer Norman3Susan Furber4Lisa Franco5Rebecca M. Stanley6Cecilia Vuong7Marc Davies8Sarah Ryan9Anthony D. Okely10Health Promotion Service, South Western Sydney Local Health District, Liverpool, New South Wales, AustraliaSchool of Medicine, Science Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia3Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute; School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, AustraliaSchool of Health and Society, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, AustraliaIllawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, AustraliaHealth Promotion Service, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Wollongong, New South Wales, AustraliaIllawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, AustraliaHealth Promotion Service, South Western Sydney Local Health District, Liverpool, New South Wales, AustraliaNSW Healthy Children Initiative, NSW Office of Preventive Health, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia2Keele University, Rheumatology, Stoke-on-Trent, United KingdomEarly Start, School of Education, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, AustraliaIntroduction Childcare settings have been widely identified as important venues for promoting healthy lifestyles to children. Out-of-school hours care (OSHC) is a rapidly growing childcare service, yet there has been limited research reported on healthy eating and physical activity (HEPA) environments within the Australian OSHC setting. This research aims to describe the HEPA environments related to foods and beverages served, staff behaviours and child physical activity levels across two local health districts within New South Wales, Australia. This study will provide evidence to support future interventions and policies in Australian OSHC settings.Methods and analysis A cross-sectional study design will be used to describe the food and beverages provided and child activity levels, and report on environmental correlates. OSHC programmes will be visited on non-consecutive weekdays between 2018 and 2020. The frequency of foods and beverages offered will be observed and categorised into food groups aligned to the Australian Dietary Guidelines. Children’s physical activity will be measured using ActiGraph wGT3X-BT accelerometers. Staff behaviour will be captured via direct observation and the System for Observing Staff Promotion of Activity and Nutrition. Short interviews with programme directors will gather contextual information about OSHC practices and policies.Ethics and dissemination Findings will be disseminated through peer-reviewed scientific journals, conference presentations and individualised feedback to each participating service. Ethical approval was granted by the University of Wollongong Human Research Ethics Committee (HE17/490).https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/9/e036397.full |
| spellingShingle | Karen Wardle Ruth Crowe Yasmine Probst Jennifer Norman Susan Furber Lisa Franco Rebecca M. Stanley Cecilia Vuong Marc Davies Sarah Ryan Anthony D. Okely Healthy eating and physical activity environments in out-of-school hours care: an observational study protocol BMJ Open |
| title | Healthy eating and physical activity environments in out-of-school hours care: an observational study protocol |
| title_full | Healthy eating and physical activity environments in out-of-school hours care: an observational study protocol |
| title_fullStr | Healthy eating and physical activity environments in out-of-school hours care: an observational study protocol |
| title_full_unstemmed | Healthy eating and physical activity environments in out-of-school hours care: an observational study protocol |
| title_short | Healthy eating and physical activity environments in out-of-school hours care: an observational study protocol |
| title_sort | healthy eating and physical activity environments in out of school hours care an observational study protocol |
| url | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/9/e036397.full |
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