Mobilizing community engagement to sustain a childhood obesity prevention initiative

A community initiative called Sustainable Childhood Obesity Prevention through Community Engagement (SCOPE) provides an example of collective action in the context of public health.

In the SCOPE public health initiative, the community formed a coalition with local partners such as libraries and primary care offices to take collective action for the prevention of childhood obesity. Together, they participated in a range of collective action activities, including: presentations and events promoting healthy eating choices, stakeholder engagement, resource development and policy and practice change (Kennedy et al., 2019a).