Assignment on Public health subject

Discussion Paper

For this assessment, you first need to read the following paper attached below:

Norman A, Nyberg G, Elinder LS, Berlin A. One size does not fit all – qualitative process evaluation of the Healthy School Start parental support programme to prevent overweight and obesity among children in disadvantages areas in Sweden. BMC Public Health. 2016; 16(37).

You then need to write a 1000 word critique of the evaluation presented, reviewing the design, methods, outcomes, and quality of the evaluation.

Further details, including an assessment rubric, are attached as a file with name Discussion paper here. 

It may also be helpful to have a look at this paper attached below, which provides more detail about the intervention being evaluated:

Nyberg G, Sundblom E, Norman A, Elinder LS. A health school start - Parental support to promote health dietary habits and physical activity in children: Design and evaluation of a cluster-randomised intervention. BMC Public Health. 2011; 11:185.

Due date: 11.59pm, Sunday 15th September