Involving national stakeholders in a systems approach to map drivers of childhood obesity and actions to prevent childhood obesity in Denmark: the Generation Healthy Kids Study
A systems approach to childhood obesity was useful to generate a shared understanding of the underlying drivers of childhood overweight and obesity and has potential for informing initiatives at local and national level in Denmark. However, challenges were experienced regarding the usefulness of the system mapping process, with a tension between the map as a step in a shared process towards actions and the map as means to gain a deeper understanding of the complex system of childhood overweight and obesity and how to change the system.
Authors
- Knud Ryom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5947-3038)
- Harry Rutter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9322-0656)
- Ulla Toft (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7770-8419)
- Rikke Fredenslund Krølner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4928-4310)
- Paul Bloch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9514-8240)
- Didde Høeg
- Louise T. Thomsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0738-8410)
- Adrian Bauman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0369-4621)
- Anders Blædel Gottlieb Hansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6777-2257)
- Steven Allender
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Steno Diabetes Centers (DK)
- Deakin University (AU)
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- Aarhus University (DK)
- Frederiksberg Hospital (DK)
- Herlev Hospital (DK)
- Center for Clinical Research and Prevention (DK)
- University of Bath (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Research Policy and Systems
- Published
- 2025-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-024-01279-4
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 11.27
Funders
- Novo Nordisk
- Novo Nordisk Fonden