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Domains of capacity building in whole-systems approaches to Prevent Obesity-A 'Systematized' Review

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Jayasinghe, S and Soward, R and Dalton, L and Holloway, TP and Murray, S and Patterson, KAE and Ahuja, KDK and Hughes, R and Byrne, NM and Hills, AP, Domains of capacity building in whole-systems approaches to Prevent Obesity-A 'Systematized' Review, International Journal of Integrated Care, 19, (17) Article 10997. ISSN 1568-4156 (2022) [Refereed Article]


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DOI: doi:10.3390/ijerph191710997

Abstract

Despite increased awareness of its risks, for the most part, contemporary efforts for obesity prevention have been patchy at best. As such, the burgeoning interest in whole-systems approaches (WSAs) that acknowledge the complex, dynamic nature of overweight and obesity and operate across multiple levels of society is particularly timely. Many components of "community capacity building" (CB), an essential but often neglected aspect of obesity prevention, overlap with "best practice principles" in effective/optimal community-based obesity-prevention initiatives. Rhetoric urging WSAs and community CB in public health abounds although operative and efficacious contemporary examples of these approaches to reducing obesity levels are scarce. The aim of this investigation was to undertake a systematized review of the level of capacity building incorporated in published literature on WSAs targeting obesity to better understand how domains of CB have been incorporated. A PubMed search and a recently published systematic review were utilized to identify WSAs to obesity prevention between 1995-2020. A team-based approach to qualitative thematic data analysis was used to systematically assess and describe each intervention regarding explicit capacity-building practice. Despite not being specifically designed for building capacity, a significant proportion of the WSAs studied in the current report had implemented several CB domains.

Item Details

Item Type:Refereed Article
Keywords:obesity prevention; community capacity building
Research Division:Health Sciences
Research Group:Public health
Research Field:Health promotion
Objective Division:Health
Objective Group:Clinical health
Objective Field:Prevention of human diseases and conditions
UTAS Author:Jayasinghe, S (Dr Sisitha Jayasinghe)
UTAS Author:Soward, R (Mr ROB Soward)
UTAS Author:Dalton, L (Associate Professor Lisa Dalton)
UTAS Author:Holloway, TP (Mr Timothy Holloway)
UTAS Author:Murray, S (Ms Sandra Murray)
UTAS Author:Patterson, KAE (Dr Kira Patterson)
UTAS Author:Ahuja, KDK (Dr Kiran Ahuja)
UTAS Author:Byrne, NM (Professor Nuala Byrne)
UTAS Author:Hills, AP (Professor Andrew Hills)
ID Code:153144
Year Published:2022
Deposited By:Health Sciences
Deposited On:2022-09-08
Last Modified:2022-12-11
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