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OPALesence: Epistemological pluralism in the evaluation of a systems-wide childhood obesity prevention program

Michelle Jones, Fiona Verity, Megan Warin, Julie Ratcliffe, Lynne Cobiac, Boyd Swinburn, Margaret Cargo

Evaluation, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 29 - 48

Swansea University Author: Fiona Verity

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DOI (Published version): 10.1177/1356389015623142

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This paper is a comprehensive analysis of the interdisciplinary evaluation research used to understand the effectiveness of a large scale childhood obesity prevention program conducted in South Australia. The program called OPAL (Obesity Prevention and Lifestyle Program) operated in 20 councils and...

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Published in: Evaluation
Published: 2016
Online Access: http://evi.sagepub.com.openathens-proxy.swan.ac.uk/content/current
URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa26015
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Abstract: This paper is a comprehensive analysis of the interdisciplinary evaluation research used to understand the effectiveness of a large scale childhood obesity prevention program conducted in South Australia. The program called OPAL (Obesity Prevention and Lifestyle Program) operated in 20 councils and was funded by 3 levels of government.
Keywords: childhood obesity prevention, evaluation research.
College: Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences
Issue: 1
Start Page: 29
End Page: 48