Journal article
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