Obesity Archives - Page 2 of 2 - Community Preventive Services Task Force

Provider-Oriented Interventions: Provider Education

Snapshot Summary of CPSTF Finding The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) finds insufficient evidence to determine the effectiveness of provider education alone to prevent and control obesity among child, adolescent, or adult clients because too few studies of suitable quality were available. Intervention…

School-Based Interventions: Meal and Fruit and Vegetable Snack Interventions to Increase Healthier Foods and Beverages Provided by Schools

Snapshot Summary of CPSTF Finding The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends meal interventions and fruit and vegetable snack interventions to increase the availability of healthier foods and beverages provided by schools. This finding is based on evidence that they increase fruit…

School-Based Interventions: Multicomponent Interventions to Increase Availability of Healthier Foods and Beverages in Schools

Snapshot Summary of CPSTF Finding The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends multicomponent interventions to increase availability of healthier foods and beverages in schools. This finding is based on evidence that they reduce or maintain the rate of obesity or overweight. The…

School-Based Interventions: Increasing Water Access Combined with Physical Activity Interventions in Schools

Snapshot Summary of CPSTF Finding The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) finds insufficient evidence to determine the effectiveness of school-based interventions to increase water access combined with physical activity interventions. Evidence is considered insufficient because there were too few studies. The CPSTF recommends…

School-Based Interventions: Meal or Fruit and Vegetable Snack Interventions Combined with Physical Activity Interventions in Schools

Snapshot Summary of CPSTF Finding The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends school-based interventions that combine meal or fruit and vegetable snack interventions with physical activity interventions to improve health among elementary school students (through grade 6). Evidence shows these combined interventions…

School-Based Interventions: Multicomponent Interventions (Meal or Fruit and Vegetable Snack Interventions + Healthier Snack Foods and Beverages) Combined with a Physical Activity Intervention in Schools

Snapshot Summary of CPSTF Finding The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends school-based interventions that combine meal or fruit and vegetable snack interventions with physical activity interventions to improve health among elementary school students (through grade 6). Evidence shows these combined interventions…

School-Based Interventions: Supporting Healthier Snack Foods and Beverages Sold or Offered Combined with Physical Activity Interventions in Schools

Snapshot Summary of CPSTF Finding The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) finds insufficient evidence to determine the effectiveness of combining interventions that increase the availability of healthier snack foods and beverages sold or offered with physical activity interventions in schools. Evidence was inconsistent…