Frances Hillier-Brown|Clare Bambra|Joanne?Marie Cairns|Adetayo Kasim|Helen Moore|Carolyn Summerbell
A systematic review of the effectiveness of individual, community and societal level interventions at reducing socioeconomic inequalities in obesity amongst children
Durham University|Durham University|Durham University|Durham University|Durham University|Durham University
tackling childhood obesity one major contemporary public health policy challenges vital terms addressing socioeconomic health inequalitieswe aimed systematically review studies effectiveness interventions individual community societal operating via different approaches targeted universal reducing socioeconomic inequalities obesityrelated outcomes amongst childrennine electronic databases searched start date october 2012 along website grey literature searches review examined best available international evidence interventions aimed prevent obesity treat obesity improve obesityrelated behaviours diet andor physical activity amongst children aged 018 years setting country long provided relevant information analysis socioeconomic status obesityrelated outcomes data extraction quality appraisal conducted using established mechanisms narrative synthesis conductedwe located 23 studies provided best available strongest methodologically international evidence individual level n 4 indicative evidence screen time reduction mentoring health promotion interventions could effective reducing inequalities obesity community level interventions n 17 evidence inconclusive studies suggesting schoolbased health promotion activities communitybased groupbased programmes effective reducing obesity others societal level evaluations n 1 however evidence suggest intervention types increase inequalities several studies found interventions could least prevent widening inequalities obesity majority studies america 612 year old childrenthe review found limited evidence although individual community based interventions may effective reducing socioeconomic inequalities obesityrelated outcomes amongst children research required particularly complex societal level interventions amongst adolescents