Expanding the reach, impact and sustainability of ToyBox Study Malaysia: a kindergarten-based healthy behaviour intervention

NFIS项目将扩大ToyBox Study Malaysia以马来西亚为基础的预防肥胖干预措施的覆盖面和可持续性。干预措施针对学龄前儿童的四个关键行为：健康零食、饮水、减少久坐行为和促进体育活动。这个NFIS项目通过培训、技能分享和知识交流，维持和加强了经验丰富的专业团队，他们成功地实施了ToyBox Malaysia干预措施。该团队拥有广泛的专业知识，涵盖公共卫生营养，教育，社区卫生，流行病学，干预试验和心理学，并代表两所英国大学和两所马来西亚大学，代表马来西亚半岛和沙捞越。我们的目标是向马来西亚政府部门和幼儿园组织提供证据，证明马来西亚ToyBox计划的成功和基本方面应该成为马来西亚全国的标准交付。重要的是，我们将开发创新的在线互动和动画学习模块以及基于网络的应用程序，以促进减少肥胖风险的健康行为。此外，我们打算与持份者合作，修订有关幼儿园教师培训和家长参与的指引和做法，以鼓励幼儿园儿童及其家庭养成有益的能量平衡相关健康行为。通过建立行为和教育基础，发展终身健康行为，减少肥胖风险和相关的健康后果，这一合作项目有可能对马来西亚卫生服务的成本以及全国个人和社区的生产力产生积极影响。

The NFIS project will increase the reach and sustainability of the ToyBox Study Malaysia kindergarten-based intervention to prevent obesity. The intervention targeted four key behaviours in preschool children: healthy snacking, drinking water, reducing sedentary behaviour and promoting physical activity. This NFIS project sustains and strengthens the experienced team of professionals who delivered the successful ToyBox Malaysia intervention, through training, skill-sharing and knowledge exchange. The team has a wide range of expertise covering public health nutrition, education, community health, epidemiology, intervention trials and psychology, and represents two UK universities and two Malaysian universities representing both peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak. We aim to present the evidence to Malaysian government departments and kindergarten organisations that show how the successful and fundamental aspects of the ToyBox Malaysia programme should become standard delivery nationally in Malaysia. Importantly, we will develop innovative online interactive and animated learning modules and web-based applications promoting healthy behaviours that reduce the risk of obesity. This use of current digital technologies will increase the learning impact and engagement of both kindergarten teachers and children and their parents In addition, we intend to work with stakeholders to revise guidance and practices in relation to kindergarten teacher training, and engagement of parents, so that beneficial energy-balance related health behaviours are encouraged to become habitual among the kindergarten children and their families. By establishing the behavioural and educational basis for development of lifelong healthy behaviours that reduce the risk of obesity and associated health consequences, this collaborative project has the potential to have positive impacts on both costs to Malaysian health services and productivity of individuals and communities throughout the nation.