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Obesity: Behavioral Interventions that Aim to Reduce Recreational Sedentary Screen Time Among Children

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Systematic Review

Source: The Guide to Community Preventive Services

Last Reviewed: August 2014

Workgroups: Physical Activity Workgroup

The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends behavioral interventions to reduce screen time outside of school in children age 13 years and younger. These interventions use different strategies, like classroom-based education and family-based support. Some of the interventions focus only on reducing screen time, while others also focus on improving physical activity and diet.

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Objectives related to this resource (2)

Increase the proportion of children aged 2 to 5 years who get no more than 1 hour of screen time a day — PA‑13
Getting worse
Increase the proportion of parents who follow AAP recommendations on limiting screen time for children aged 6 to 17 years — PA‑R02
Research

Suggested Citation

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Guide to Community Preventive Services. (2014). Obesity: Behavioral interventions that aim to reduce recreational sedentary screen time among children. Retrieved from https://www.thecommunityguide.org/findings/obesity-behavioral-interventions-aim-reduce-recreational-sedentary-screen-time-among