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Built Environments and Child Health: A Policy Review’, Life Course Centre Working Paper Series, 2021-22

Childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century and is affected not only by individual choice but also by societal and environmental influences. Childhood obesity is higher in children living in regional and remote compared with major cities, in one-parent families and for those with a disability.

Citation:
Christian H, Fried L, Dhamrait GK, Nathan A, Beck B, Boruff B, Cross D, Gething P, et al. Built Environments and Child Health: A Policy Review’, Life Course Centre Working Paper Series, 2021-22. The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course: Institute for Social Science Research, University of Queensland; 2021.

Keywords:
Non-communicable disease; childhood obesity; built environment; policy review

Abstract:
Childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century and is affected not only by individual choice but also by societal and environmental influences. Childhood obesity is higher in children living in regional and remote compared with major cities, in one-parent families and for those with a disability.