Onderzoeksopzet evaluatie Gezonde School: onder welke condities doet het ertoe? [Design of a three-level evaluation of the Dutch Healthy School program]

An increasing number of schools obtained a Healthy School certificate, yet little is known about factors, characteristics, and processes, i.e. conditions, influencing the effectiveness of the Healthy School program. Therefore, a mixed methods evaluation study will be conducted on three levels: the student, the school, and the region. The...

Parental Active Transportation Routines (PATRns) as a Moderator of the Association Between Neighborhood Characteristics and Parental Influences and Active School Transportation

Successful implementation of interventions to stimulate active school transportation (AST) requires better understanding of this behavior. This study explored the associations between Parental Active Transportation Routines (PATRns) and children’s AST use, as well as the role of PATRns as a moderator of the association between the neighborhood...

The Association Between the Physical Environment of Primary Schools and Active School Transport

This study examined the relationship between the physical environment characteristics of primary schools and active school transport among 3,438 5- to 12-year-old primary school children in the Netherlands. The environmental characteristics were categorized into four theory-based clusters (function, safety, aesthetics, and destination). The...

The effectiveness of lifestyle triple P in the Netherlands: A randomized controlled trial

Introduction Lifestyle Triple P is a general parenting intervention which focuses on preventing further excessive weight gain in overweight and obese children. The objective of the current study was to assess the effectiveness of the Lifestyle Triple P intervention in the Netherlands. Method We used a parallel randomized controlled design to...

Active Living: development and quasi-experimental evaluation of a school-centered physical activity intervention for primary school children

Background The worldwide increase in the rates of childhood overweight and physical inactivity requires successful prevention and intervention programs for children. The aim of the Active Living project is to increase physical activity and decrease sedentary behavior of Dutch primary school children by developing and implementing tailored,...

Proposing a conceptual framework for integrated local public health policy, applied to childhood obesity: the behavior change ball