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The keys to healthy family child care homes intervention: Study design and rationale

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Obesity is a major public health problem for which early preventive interventions are needed. Large numbers of young children are enrolled in some form of child care program, making these facilities influential environments in children's development. Family child care homes (FCCH) are a specific type of child care in which children are cared for within the provider's own residence. FCCHs serve approximately 1.5 million children in …

Authors

Østbye T; Mann CM; Vaughn AE; Brouwer RJN; Neelon SEB; Hales D; Bangdiwala SI; Ward DS

Journal

Contemporary Clinical Trials, Vol. 40, , pp. 81–89

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

January 2015

DOI

10.1016/j.cct.2014.11.003

ISSN

1551-7144