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The Role Of An Online Community To Support Overweight Adolescents: A Survey Of Australian Healthcare Professionals. Research In Progress, Leisa Armstrong, Rachel Mahncke

Leisa Armstrong

In Australia, as in other developed countries, there is au increasing trend of obesity in children and adolescents. Research studies indicate that technology may be a contributing factor to this epidemic and that behavioural change may be a significant solution. One route of inquiry identified as potentially beneficial is that of the development of online communities for children and adolescents to discuss issues such as obesity to contribute to behavioural change. This research outlined in this paper aims to determine if such an online community is feasible and potentially effective to contribute to the changes required. A survey of health …