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Obesity in Hong Kong Chinese preschool children: Where are all the nurses?

Chan, Christine M.S.; Greenhalgh, Trisha; Deave, Toity

Authors

Christine M.S. Chan

Trisha Greenhalgh

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Toity Deave Toity.Deave@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Child & Family Health



Abstract

We report an ethnographic study of 10 preschool children aged 2-6 years recruited from kindergartens in Hong Kong, 6 of whom were overweight or obese. Each was followed for 12-18 months. We confirmed previously described risk factors and showed how these interacted to produce obesity in some but not all at-risk children. Despite much rhetoric in the literature about holistic care of the preschool child, we were struck by the lack of coordinated professional input to the needs of children at risk of obesity and by the absence of nursing input in particular. We argue that a "whole-systems" nursing role, based in the community and with remit that includes clinical care, education, and policy, is urgently needed, as well as review examples of such roles from other countries. © 2010 Elsevier Inc.

Citation

Greenhalgh, T., Chan, C. M., & Deave, T. (2010). Obesity in Hong Kong Chinese preschool children: Where are all the nurses?. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 25(4), 264-273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2009.02.019

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Aug 1, 2010
Journal Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Print ISSN 0882-5963
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 25
Issue 4
Pages 264-273
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2009.02.019
Keywords obesity, child development, preschool children, community nursing, parenting
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/976196
Publisher URL http://www.elsevier.com