Assessing readiness for childhood obesity prevention in German municipalities: application of the community readiness model.

The World Health Organization has identified childhood obesity as one of the most serious public health problems of the 21st century. Understanding a municipality's readiness to address it is crucial to achieve successful interventions. However, the preparedness of German municipalities to address c...

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Publicado en:Health Promotion International Vol. 38; no. 6; pp. 1 - 13
Autores principales: Schröder, Maike, Babitsch, Birgit, Hassel, Holger
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Dec2023
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          Schröder, Maike
          Babitsch, Birgit
          Hassel, Holger
        affil: Department of New Public Health, Osnabrück University , Nelson-Mandela-Straße 13, 49076, Osnabrück , Germany
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          Pediatric Obesity Prevention and Control
          Community Programs Germany
          Health Promotion
          Health Knowledge
          Leadership
          Preventive Health Care In Infancy and Childhood
          Community Assessment
          Germany
          Human
          Content Analysis
          Health Resource Allocation
          Conceptual Framework
          Data Analysis Software
          Support, Social
          Health Behavior In Infancy and Childhood
          Semi-Structured Interview
          Child
          School Health
          Food Habits
          Culture
          Risk Assessment
          Public Policy
          Child: 6-12 years
      ab: The World Health Organization has identified childhood obesity as one of the most serious public health problems of the 21st century. Understanding a municipality's readiness to address it is crucial to achieve successful interventions. However, the preparedness of German municipalities to address childhood obesity has not yet been investigated. This study is the first in Germany to apply the community readiness model (CRM) in this context. The purpose was to determine readiness of five municipalities for childhood obesity prevention and to identify factors that influence their readiness. Therefore, 27 semi-structured key informant interviews were conducted. First, the interviews were analysed following the CRM protocol to categorize the municipalities into a readiness level between one and nine. In a second step, a content analysis was carried out for an in-depth interpretation of the readiness scores. The municipalities achieved an average readiness of 3.84, corresponding to the 'Vague Awareness' stage. A lack of prioritization and leadership support, insufficient low-threshold efforts, a lack of knowledge and problem awareness as well as a lack of structures and resources were identified as factors that can determine municipal readiness to prevent childhood obesity. This study not only extends the application of the CRM to childhood obesity in German municipalities but also offers practical implications for professionals in assessing readiness.
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