An Overview of Research Opportunities to Increase the Impact of Nutrition Intervention Research in Early Childhood and Education Care Settings According to the RE-AIM Framework

Sze Lin Yoong, Jannah Jones, Nicole Pearson, Taren Swindle, Courtney Barnes, Tessa Delaney, Melanie Lum, Rebecca Golley, Louisa Matwiejczyk, Bridget Kelly, Erin Kerr, Penelope Love, Emma Esdaile, Dianne Ward and Alice Grady
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Sze Lin Yoong: Hunter New England Population Health, Wallsend, NSW 2287, Australia
Jannah Jones: Hunter New England Population Health, Wallsend, NSW 2287, Australia
Nicole Pearson: Hunter New England Population Health, Wallsend, NSW 2287, Australia
Taren Swindle: Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
Courtney Barnes: Hunter New England Population Health, Wallsend, NSW 2287, Australia
Tessa Delaney: Hunter New England Population Health, Wallsend, NSW 2287, Australia
Melanie Lum: Hunter New England Population Health, Wallsend, NSW 2287, Australia
Rebecca Golley: Caring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia
Louisa Matwiejczyk: Caring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia
Bridget Kelly: Early Start, School of Health and Society, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
Erin Kerr: Early Start, School of Health and Society, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
Penelope Love: Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3217, Australia
Emma Esdaile: Prevention Research Collaboration, Charles Perkins Centre, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Dianne Ward: Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, CA 27516, USA
Alice Grady: Hunter New England Population Health, Wallsend, NSW 2287, Australia

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 5, 1-18

Abstract: Objective: To highlight opportunities for future nutrition intervention research within early childhood and education care (ECEC) settings, with a focus on generating evidence that has applicability to real-world policy and practice. Methods: An overview of opportunities to progress the field was developed by the authors using a collaborative writing approach and informed by recent research in the field. The group developed a list of recommendations aligned with the reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation and maintenance (RE-AIM) framework. Pairs of authors drafted individual sections of the manuscript, which were then reviewed by a separate pair. The first and senior author consolidated all sections of the manuscript and sought critical input on the draft iterations of the manuscript. Results: Interventions that employ digital platforms (reach) in ECEC settings, as well as research in the family day care setting (effectiveness) were identified as areas of opportunities. Research understanding the determinants of and effective strategies for dissemination (adoption), the implementation of nutrition programs, in addition to de-implementation (implementation) of inappropriate nutrition practices, is warranted. For maintenance, there is a need to better understand sustainability and the sustainment of interventions, in addition to undertaking policy-relevant research. Conclusions: The ECEC setting is prime for innovative and practical nutrition intervention research.

Keywords: nutrition; family day care; intervention; implementation science; ECEC; child day care centres; RE-AIM; public health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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