BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Kuching END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:678e8dbba8d9909396d415fce56a231c CATEGORIES:Event CREATED:20221213T164756 SUMMARY:Extending the Reach and Impact of a Kindergarten-based Healthy Behaviour Intervention through eToyBox DESCRIPTION:Childhood obesity was once regarded as a challenge for developed countries; however, in recent years there is an alarming rise in obesity rates among children in developing countries. The 2019 National Health and Morbidity Su rvey reported that 5.6% of children under the age of 5 years in Malaysia ha ve overweight and obesity issues. Despite a slight decrease in this prevale nce compared to the previous survey in 2015, our country still needs to str engthen its efforts to prevent childhood obesity.\nThe ToyBox Study Malaysi a aimed to adapt and test an intervention program originating in Europe, to reduce childhood obesity risks among Malaysia preschool children. It was f unded by the United Kingdom Medical Research Council (UK MRC) / Akademi Sai ns Malaysia grant called the Newton-Ungku Omar Fund, and was conducted in y ear 2017-2019 in collaboration with the Community Development Department (K EMAS). The project has shown promising findings, providing positive new evi dence that warrant a follow-up to extend the reach and impact of the Toybox intervention across the whole Malaysia, through the use of online learning management system, namely e-ToyBox. The approach of using online resources for professional training is effective for communities that are geographic ally isolated, culturally distinct, and relatively disadvantaged economical ly.\nThis extension project is funded by the UK Research and Innovation (UK RI) and the Malaysian Industry Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT) under the Newton Fund Impact Scheme (NFIS), which is a collaborative effor t between the UK and Malaysia. The research team consists of researchers fr om Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UN IMAS) in Malaysia, and Roehampton University and Durham University in the U K. It is led by Dr Leigh Gibson (Roehampton) as Principal Investigator (PI) and Prof Poh Bee Koon (UKM) as the Co-PI. Other co-researchers are Prof Ru zita Abd Talib (UKM), Dr Denise Koh (UKM), Assoc Prof Dr Cheah Whye Lian (U NIMAS), Assoc Prof Dr Julia Lee Ai Cheng (UNIMAS), Prof Cecilia Essau (Roeh ampton), Prof Caroline Summerbell (Durham) and Dr Sue Reeves (Roehampton). This project is supported by Prof Yannis Manios and Dr Odysseas Androutsos (Harakopio, Greece), and the Malaysian Association for the Study of Obesity (MASO).\nThe eToyBox is an online learning platform developed to support p reschool teachers in their efforts to address childhood obesity. It contain s educational modules focussing on four energyrelated behaviours, such as w ater drinking, healthy snacking, increasing physical activity and reducing sedentary behaviour. Each module consists of infographics, classroom activi ties guide, animation videos and interactive flip books which can assist te achers in delivering the subject matter to preschoolers. Additionally, teac hers can also share tip cards and bulletins to their students' parents to p romote a healthy environment at home.\nThe eToyBox aims to reach preschool teachers from KEMAS kindergartens initially, and is planned for expansion t o cover all preschool teachers throughout Malaysia in the future. A soft la unching event of eToyBox was successfully held at the KEMAS Headquarters in Putrajaya on 30 November 2022, witnessed by the Director of the Community Development Department (KEMAS), Malaysian Industry-Government Group for Hig h Technology (MIGHT) and KEMAS preschool teachers. It is hoped that the eTo yBox can improve preschool teachers’ knowledge, attitude and self-efficacy in teaching healthy behaviour at the preschool setting.\nIt is hoped that t hrough eToyBox, the teachers, preschoolers and their parents can develop li felong healthy behaviours that will benefit their health and well-being in the long run; ultimately, reducing obesity rates and health care costs in M alaysia in the future.\nPlease visit the following websites for more inform ation:\n● https://toybox-study.my/about-us.html \n● http://etoybox-study.my/ \n● Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) https://www.ukm.my/fsk/pusat-kesihatan-komuniti/ \n● Universiti Sara wak Malaysia (UNIMAS) https://www.unimas.m y/ \n● Durham University, United Kingdom https://www.durham.ac.uk/homep age/ \n● Roehampton University, United Kingdom https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/ \n● Malaysia Community Develo pment Department (KEMAS) https://www.kemas.gov.my/ \n● Malaysian Industry-G overnment Group for High Technology (MIGHT) https://might.org.my/\n\n\n \nMemperluas Jangkauan dan Kesan Intervens i Tingkah Laku Sihat yang Berasaskan Prasekolah Melalui eToyBox \nObesiti k anak-kanak merupakan salah satu cabaran kepada negara maju. Namun sejak beb erapa tahun kebelakangan ini, terdapat peningkatan kadar obesiti dalam kala ngan kanakkanak yang membimbangkan, terutamanya di negara sedang membangun seperti Malaysia. Tinjauan Kebangsaan Kesihatan dan Morbiditi 2019 melapork an 5.6% kanak-kanak di bawah umur 5 tahun di Malaysia mempunyai masalah ber at badan berlebihan dan obesiti. Walaupun terdapat sedikit penurunan dalam prevalens ini berbanding tinjauan sebelumnya pada 2015, negara kita masih p erlu memperkasakan usaha untuk mencegah obesiti dalam kalangan kanakkanak.\ nToyBox Study Malaysia bertujuan untuk menyesuaikan dan mengkaji program in tervensi yang berasal dari Eropah, untuk mengurangkan risiko obesiti kanak- kanak prasekolah Malaysia. Projek ini telah menerima dana penyelidikan dari pada United Kingdom Medical Research Council (UK MRC) / Akademi Sains Malay sia yang dikenali dengan nama Newton-Ungku Omar Fund. ToyBox Study Malaysia telah dijalankan pada tahun 2017-2019 dengan kerjasama Jabatan Kemajuan Ma syarakat (KEMAS). Projek ini telah menunjukkan penemuan yang amat memberang sangkan. Hal ini memberikan bukti baharu yang positif yang seterusnya memba wa kepada idea kajian lanjutan untuk memperluaskan jangkauan dan impak inte rvensi Toybox di seluruh Malaysia, melalui penggunaan platform pembelajaran dalam talian, iaitu eToyBox. Pendekatan latihan profesional disediakan sec ara dalam talian adalah berkesan untuk menjangkau komuniti yang terpencil, berlainan budaya, dan berpendapatan rendah.\nProjek lanjutan ini dibiayai o leh UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) dan Malaysian Industry Government Gro up for High Technology (MIGHT) di bawah Newton Fund Impact Scheme (NFIS), y ang merupakan usaha kerjasama antara UK dan Malaysia. Pasukan penyelidik te rdiri daripada penyelidik-penyelidik dari Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (U KM) dan Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) di Malaysia, serta Roehampton University dan Durham University di UK. Ia diketuai oleh Dr Leigh Gibson (R oehampton) sebagai Ketua Penyelidik (PI) dan Prof Poh Bee Koon (UKM) sebaga i Ketua Penyelidik Bersama (Co-PI). Penyelidik bersama juga termasuk Prof R uzita Abd Talib (UKM), Dr Denise Koh (UKM), Prof Madya Dr Cheah Whye Lian ( UNIMAS), Prof Madya Dr Julia Lee Ai Cheng (UNIMAS), Prof Cecilia Essau (Roe hampton), Prof Caroline Summerbell (Durham) dan Dr Sue Reeves (Roehampton). Projek ini disokong oleh Prof Yannis Manios dan Dr Odysseas Androutsos (Ha rakopio, Greece), dan Persatuan Kajian Obesiti Malaysia (MASO).\neToyBox me rupakan platform pembelajaran dalam talian yang dibangunkan untuk menyokong guru prasekolah dalam usaha untuk menangani obesiti kanak-kanak. Ia mengan dungi modul pendidikan yang memfokuskan kepada empat tingkah laku berkaitan tenaga, seperti minum air, makanan dan snek sihat, meningkatkan aktiviti f izikal dan mengurangkan tingkah laku sedentari. Setiap modul terdiri daripa da maklumat grafik, panduan aktiviti kelas, video animasi dan flipbook inte raktif yang boleh membantu guru menyampaikan bahan pelajaran kepada kanak-k anak prasekolah. Selain itu, guru juga boleh berkongsi kad tip dan buletin bersama ibu bapa untuk mewujudkan persekitaran yang menggalakkan dan gaya h idup yang sihat di rumah.\nTujuan utama eToyBox pada fasa awalnya adalah un tuk menjangkau guru prasekolah tadika KEMAS, dan seterusnya dirancang untuk berkembang menjangkaui semua guru prasekolah di seluruh Malaysia pada masa akan datang.\nMajlis pelancaran awal eToyBox telah berjaya diadakan di Ibu Pejabat KEMAS di Putrajaya pada 30 November 2022, disaksikan oleh Pengarah Jabatan Kemajuan Masyarakat (KEMAS), Malaysian Industry Government Group f or High Technology (MIGHT) dan guru-guru tabika KEMAS. Diharapkan eToyBox d apat meningkatkan pengetahuan, sikap dan keyakinan kendiri guru prasekolah dalam mendidik tingkah laku sihat di prasekolah.\nDengan adanya eToyBox, di harap para guru dan kanak-kanak prasekolah, serta ibu bapa dapat menerapkan tingkah laku dan gaya hidup sihat sepanjang hayat yang bermanfaat kepada k esihatan dan kesejahteraan mereka dalam jangka masa panjang. Seterusnya, ka dar obesiti dan kos penjagaan kesihatan Malaysia akan dapat dikurangkan pad a masa hadapan.\nUntuk maklumat lanjut:\n● https://toybox-study.my/about-us .html\n● http://etoybox-study.my/\n● Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) https://www.ukm.my/fsk/pusat-kesihata n-komuniti/\n● Universiti Sarawak Malaysia (UNIMAS) https://www.unimas.my/\n● Durham University, United Kingdom h ttps://www.durham.ac.uk/homepage/\n● Roehampton University, United Kingdom https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/\n ● Malaysia Community Development Department (KEMAS) https://www.kemas.gov.m y/\n● Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT) https://might.org.my/\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Childhood obesity was once regarded as a challenge for developed countri es; however, in recent years there is an alarming rise in obesity rates amo ng children in developing countries. The 2019 National Health and Morbidity Survey reported that 5.6% of children under the age of 5 years in Malaysia have overweight and obesity issues. Despite a slight decrease in this prev alence compared to the previous survey in 2015, our country still needs to strengthen its efforts to prevent childhood obesity.
The ToyBox Study Malaysia aimed to adapt and test an intervention program originating in Eu rope, to reduce childhood obesity risks among Malaysia preschool children. It was funded by the United Kingdom Medical Research Council (UK MRC) / Aka demi Sains Malaysia grant called the Newton-Ungku Omar Fund, and was conduc ted in year 2017-2019 in collaboration with the Community Development Depar tment (KEMAS). The project has shown promising findings, providing positive new evidence that warrant a follow-up to extend the reach and impact of th e Toybox intervention across the whole Malaysia, through the use of online learning management system, namely e-ToyBox. The approach of using online r esources for professional training is effective for communities that are ge ographically isolated, culturally distinct, and relatively disadvantaged ec onomically.
This extension project is funded by the UK Research and I nnovation (UKRI) and the Malaysian Industry Government Group for High Techn ology (MIGHT) under the Newton Fund Impact Scheme (NFIS), which is a collab orative effort between the UK and Malaysia. The research team consists of r esearchers from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and Universiti Malaysi a Sarawak (UNIMAS) in Malaysia, and Roehampton University and Durham Univer sity in the UK. It is led by Dr Leigh Gibson (Roehampton) as Principal Inve stigator (PI) and Prof Poh Bee Koon (UKM) as the Co-PI. Other co-researcher s are Prof Ruzita Abd Talib (UKM), Dr Denise Koh (UKM), Assoc Prof Dr Cheah Whye Lian (UNIMAS), Assoc Prof Dr Julia Lee Ai Cheng (UNIMAS), Prof Cecili a Essau (Roehampton), Prof Caroline Summerbell (Durham) and Dr Sue Reeves ( Roehampton). This project is supported by Prof Yannis Manios and Dr Odyssea s Androutsos (Harakopio, Greece), and the Malaysian Association for the Stu dy of Obesity (MASO).
The eToyBox is an online learning platform deve loped to support preschool teachers in their efforts to address childhood o besity. It contains educational modules focussing on four energyrelated beh aviours, such as water drinking, healthy snacking, increasing physical acti vity and reducing sedentary behaviour. Each module consists of infographics , classroom activities guide, animation videos and interactive flip books w hich can assist teachers in delivering the subject matter to preschoolers. Additionally, teachers can also share tip cards and bulletins to their stud ents' parents to promote a healthy environment at home.
The eToyBox a ims to reach preschool teachers from KEMAS kindergartens initially, and is planned for expansion to cover all preschool teachers throughout Malaysia i n the future. A soft launching event of eToyBox was successfully held at th e KEMAS Headquarters in Putrajaya on 30 November 2022, witnessed by the Dir ector of the Community Development Department (KEMAS), Malaysian Industry-G overnment Group for High Technology (MIGHT) and KEMAS preschool teachers. I t is hoped that the eToyBox can improve preschool teachers’ knowledge, atti tude and self-efficacy in teaching healthy behaviour at the preschool setti ng.
It is hoped that through eToyBox, the teachers, preschoolers and their parents can develop lifelong healthy behaviours that will benefit the ir health and well-being in the long run; ultimately, reducing obesity rate s and health care costs in Malaysia in the future.
Please visit the f ollowing websites for more information:
● https://toybox-study.my/about-us.html
● Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) < a href="https://www.ukm.my/fsk/pusat-kesihatan-komuniti/">https://www.ukm.m y/fsk/pusat-kesihatan-komuniti/
● Universiti Sa rawak Malaysia (UNIMAS) https://www.unimas .my/
● Durham University, United Kingdom https://www.durham.ac.uk/homepage/ a>
● Roehampton University, United Kingdom https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/
● Malaysia Community Development Department (KEMAS) https://www.kemas.gov.my/
< strong>● Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT) https://might.org.my/
Memperluas Ja ngkauan dan Kesan Intervensi Tingkah Laku Sihat yang Berasaskan Prasekolah Melalui eToyBox
Obesiti kanak-kanak merupakan salah satu ca baran kepada negara maju. Namun sejak beberapa tahun kebelakangan ini, terd apat peningkatan kadar obesiti dalam kalangan kanakkanak yang membimbangkan , terutamanya di negara sedang membangun seperti Malaysia. Tinjauan Kebangs aan Kesihatan dan Morbiditi 2019 melaporkan 5.6% kanak-kanak di bawah umur 5 tahun di Malaysia mempunyai masalah berat badan berlebihan dan obesiti. W alaupun terdapat sedikit penurunan dalam prevalens ini berbanding tinjauan sebelumnya pada 2015, negara kita masih perlu memperkasakan usaha untuk men cegah obesiti dalam kalangan kanakkanak.
ToyBox Study Malaysia bertuj uan untuk menyesuaikan dan mengkaji program intervensi yang berasal dari Er opah, untuk mengurangkan risiko obesiti kanak-kanak prasekolah Malaysia. Pr ojek ini telah menerima dana penyelidikan daripada United Kingdom Medical R esearch Council (UK MRC) / Akademi Sains Malaysia yang dikenali dengan nama Newton-Ungku Omar Fund. ToyBox Study Malaysia telah dijalankan pada tahun 2017-2019 dengan kerjasama Jabatan Kemajuan Masyarakat (KEMAS). Projek ini telah menunjukkan penemuan yang amat memberangsangkan. Hal ini memberikan b ukti baharu yang positif yang seterusnya membawa kepada idea kajian lanjuta n untuk memperluaskan jangkauan dan impak intervensi Toybox di seluruh Mala ysia, melalui penggunaan platform pembelajaran dalam talian, iaitu eToyBox. Pendekatan latihan profesional disediakan secara dalam talian adalah berke san untuk menjangkau komuniti yang terpencil, berlainan budaya, dan berpend apatan rendah.
Projek lanjutan ini dibiayai oleh UK Research and Inno vation (UKRI) dan Malaysian Industry Government Group for High Technology ( MIGHT) di bawah Newton Fund Impact Scheme (NFIS), yang merupakan usaha kerj asama antara UK dan Malaysia. Pasukan penyelidik terdiri daripada penyelidi k-penyelidik dari Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) dan Universiti Malay sia Sarawak (UNIMAS) di Malaysia, serta Roehampton University dan Durham Un iversity di UK. Ia diketuai oleh Dr Leigh Gibson (Roehampton) sebagai Ketua Penyelidik (PI) dan Prof Poh Bee Koon (UKM) sebagai Ketua Penyelidik Bersa ma (Co-PI). Penyelidik bersama juga termasuk Prof Ruzita Abd Talib (UKM), D r Denise Koh (UKM), Prof Madya Dr Cheah Whye Lian (UNIMAS), Prof Madya Dr J ulia Lee Ai Cheng (UNIMAS), Prof Cecilia Essau (Roehampton), Prof Caroline Summerbell (Durham) dan Dr Sue Reeves (Roehampton). Projek ini disokong ole h Prof Yannis Manios dan Dr Odysseas Androutsos (Harakopio, Greece), dan Pe rsatuan Kajian Obesiti Malaysia (MASO).
eToyBox merupakan platform pe mbelajaran dalam talian yang dibangunkan untuk menyokong guru prasekolah da lam usaha untuk menangani obesiti kanak-kanak. Ia mengandungi modul pendidi kan yang memfokuskan kepada empat tingkah laku berkaitan tenaga, seperti mi num air, makanan dan snek sihat, meningkatkan aktiviti fizikal dan menguran gkan tingkah laku sedentari. Setiap modul terdiri daripada maklumat grafik, panduan aktiviti kelas, video animasi dan flipbook interaktif yang boleh m embantu guru menyampaikan bahan pelajaran kepada kanak-kanak prasekolah. Se lain itu, guru juga boleh berkongsi kad tip dan buletin bersama ibu bapa un tuk mewujudkan persekitaran yang menggalakkan dan gaya hidup yang sihat di rumah.
Tujuan utama eToyBox pada fasa awalnya adalah untuk menjangkau guru prasekolah tadika KEMAS, dan seterusnya dirancang untuk berkembang me njangkaui semua guru prasekolah di seluruh Malaysia pada masa akan datang.< /p>
Majlis pelancaran awal eToyBox telah berjaya diadakan di Ibu Pejabat KEMAS di Putrajaya pada 30 November 2022, disaksikan oleh Pengarah Jabatan Kemajuan Masyarakat (KEMAS), Malaysian Industry Government Group for High T echnology (MIGHT) dan guru-guru tabika KEMAS. Diharapkan eToyBox dapat meni ngkatkan pengetahuan, sikap dan keyakinan kendiri guru prasekolah dalam men didik tingkah laku sihat di prasekolah.
Dengan adanya eToyBox, dihara p para guru dan kanak-kanak prasekolah, serta ibu bapa dapat menerapkan tin gkah laku dan gaya hidup sihat sepanjang hayat yang bermanfaat kepada kesih atan dan kesejahteraan mereka dalam jangka masa panjang. Seterusnya, kadar obesiti dan kos penjagaan kesihatan Malaysia akan dapat dikurangkan pada ma sa hadapan.
Untuk maklumat lanjut:
● https://toybox-study.my/about-us.html
● Univer siti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) https://www.ukm.my/fsk/pusat-kesihatan-komuniti/
● Universiti Sarawak Malaysia (UNIMAS) http s://www.unimas.my/
● Durham University, United Kingdom https://www.durham.ac.uk/homepage/ p>
● Roehampton University, United Kingdom https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/
● Malaysia Community Deve lopment Department (KEMAS) https://www. kemas.gov.my/
● Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Tech nology (MIGHT) https://might.org.my/
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