Table 4.

Facilitators to childhood obesity prevention policies.

Themes	Facilitator (reference)
Sociocultural level (N = 13)	User-friendliness of the intervention materials (49) Staff members (52) Commitment of schools staffs, canteen operators and students (52) Good relationships and teamwork with parents and school staff (54, 57) Bicultural playgroup leaders (54, 56) Ethnic community groups (56) Strong teacher motivation (58) Taking a participatory approach to the development of program materials (61) School districts with existing collaborations (39, 64) Effective communication between stakeholders (58, 64, 67) Obesity messages for the public (66) Obesity messages for policymakers (66) Obesity messages for clients (66)
Structural level (N = 14)	Integration of the intervention with the curriculum (49) Flexibility of the intervention (49, 58) Delivery of healthy food program in schools (39, 51, 56) Involvement of the police in traffic workshops in the school (51) Access to feasible resources (47, 55) Low-cost and appropriate resources (55, 65) Work around restrictive policies to accommodate nutrition education (55) Use of experts from external agencies (57) The availability of appropriate facilities (57, 65) Involvement of intervention providers’ coordinator (58) Gradually introducing activities (61) Minimizing staff burden (61) Formal and informal leaders (47, 64) Appropriate support of intervention (58, 65)