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Obesity Prevention and Control: Mass Media Interventions to Reduce Screen Time

These types of interventions use mass media to reduce screen time, time spent watching TV, videotapes, or DVDs; playing video or computer games; or surfing the Internet. In these campaigns, one or more components is designed to:

  • Increase knowledge about screen time
  • Influence attitudes
  • Change behavior by transmitting messages through newspapers, radio, television, and billboards

Summary of Task Force Recommendations & Findings

The Community Preventive Services Task Force finds insufficient evidence to determine the effectiveness of mass media campaigns to reduce screen time or change weight-related behaviors and outcomes because there were no available studies.

Task Force Finding & Rationale Statement

Results from the Systematic Reviews

No studies were identified that examined mass media interventions designed to reduce screen time.

These results were based on a systematic review of all available studies, conducted on behalf of the Task Force by a team of specialists in systematic review methods, and in research, practice and policy related to obesity prevention and control.

Economic Review

An economic review of this intervention was not conducted because the Task Force found insufficient evidence to determine its effectiveness.

Supporting Materials

Publications

The findings and results of this systematic review have not been published. Read other Community Guide publications about Obesity Prevention and Control in our library. You may also subscribe to be notified as new materials on this topic become available.



Disclaimer

The findings and conclusions on this page are those of the Community Preventive Services Task Force and do not necessarily represent those of CDC.

Sample Citation

The content of publications of the Guide to Community Preventive Services is in the public domain. Citation as to source, however, is appreciated. Sample citation: Guide to Community Preventive Services. Obesity prevention and control: mass media interventions to reduce screen time www.thecommunityguide.org/obesity/massmedia.html. Last updated: MM/DD/YYYY.

Review completed: January 2008