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Appendix C: Methodology
Appendix C: Methodology
Pages 99-102
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The focus of the literature review was to identify potential childhood obesity prevention actions for consideration by the committee, retrieve review articles and seminal articles on the evidence available on potential actions, and find criteria and tools that would be useful in making determinations on the most promising actions. Scopus and the Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS)
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The initial search strategy paired the terms obesity and overweight with terms related to food access (neighborhoods, supermarkets, grocery stores, f armers' markets, breastfeeding, menu labeling, after-school programs, youth pro grams, community gardens, federal food programs) , and terms related to physical activity, including topics concerning the built environment (recreation, parks, play grounds, planning, sprawl, zoning, walkability, paths, trails)
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; • Actionable based on the experience of local governments or knowledgeable sources that work with local governments; and • Likely to make positive contributions to the achievement of healthy eating and/or optimum physical activity based on research evidence or, where such evidence is lacking or limited, have a logical connection with the achieve ment of healthier eating or increased physical activity. Using the available evidence, the committee took into account the following characteristics of the strategies and actions: their evidence of effectiveness and effect size; outcomes and externalities; potential reach, impact, and cost; and feasibility.
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