A multifaceted approach increased staff confidence to develop outside of school hours care as a health promoting setting

Outside-of-school-hours-care (OSHC) services are well positioned to influence the health behaviours of 489, 800 Australian children, and are an important setting for health promotion given the current rates of childhood overweight and obesity and associated health risks. OSHC Professionals are ideally placed to become positive influencers in this setting, although they may require training and support to confidently perform this role.

Citation:
Forde K, Costello L, Devine A, Sambell R, Wallace R. A multifaceted approach increased staff confidence to develop outside of school hours care as a health promoting setting. BMC Public Health. 2021;21(1).

Keywords:
Childhood overweight and obesity; Confidence; Health promotion; Nutrition and physical activity; OSHC professionals; Outside-of-school-hours-care; Role adequacy and legitimacy

Abstract:
Outside-of-school-hours-care (OSHC) services are well positioned to influence the health behaviours of 489, 800 Australian children, and are an important setting for health promotion given the current rates of childhood overweight and obesity and associated health risks. OSHC Professionals are ideally placed to become positive influencers in this setting, although they may require training and support to confidently perform this role.