Process evaluation of an up-scaled community based child obesity treatment program: NSW Go4Fun®.

Background: Community-based obesity treatment programs for children that have a large program reach are a priority. To date, most programs have been small efficacy trials whose findings have yet to be up-scaled and translated into real-world settings. This paper reports on the process evaluation of a government-funded, translated obesity treatment program for children in Australia.

A qualitative study about smoking cessation with clients of community service organisations that work with disadvantaged families.

Issue Addressed: To determine whether clients of community service organisations (CSOs) that work with disadvantaged families consider the organisation to be a suitable avenue for the delivery of smoking cessation assistance, and to explore clients' knowledge and attitudes on smoking, and barriers to quitting.

Methods: Seven focus groups were undertaken with clients from CSOs that work with disadvantaged families. Participants were asked questions on effects of smoking on health, barriers to quitting smoking and whether CSOs could provide smoking cessation support.