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Using appreciative inquiry methodology to develop a weight management program for obese children in New Zealand

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Objectives: Paediatric obesity predicts adult obesity, and alarming new data in New Zealand reveals that obesity among the young continues to rise. In this study, we used a novel solution‐focused… Click to show full abstract

Objectives: Paediatric obesity predicts adult obesity, and alarming new data in New Zealand reveals that obesity among the young continues to rise. In this study, we used a novel solution‐focused paradigm, or appreciative inquiry perspective, to explore the factors that influence not just obese but non‐obese states (that is, healthy weight as well as obesity), in Pacific adolescents (aged 13–17) living in socioeconomically deprived neighbourhoods.

Keywords: methodology; new zealand; using appreciative; obesity; appreciative inquiry

Journal Title: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Year Published: 2018

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