Centre for Research Excellence in Early Prevention of Obesity in Childhood (EPOCH CRE)

Facts 

Obesity affects children even prior to school entry: 1 in 5 Australian children experience overweight or obesity by age 5 years. Early childhood is the key time when risk factors – such as poor eating habits and physical inactivity - are established. It is also a time when children and their families are open to change, and programs are more likely to have sustained effects on health. The evidence base for interventions needs to be further developed, and translated into policy and practice environments.

Overview 

The EPOCH CRE’s research work is organised as four inter-related research Streams:

1. Analysing interventions to prevent obesity in early childhood
2. Advancing assessment of obesity-related behaviours
3. Economic evaluation of early childhood obesity prevention
4. Translation of evidence into policy and practice

Tools

Tools to measure food intake, diet quality and obesity-related behaviours across childhood

Related links

Obesity related behaviour assessment tools