In Sweden, Child Health Care nurses (CHC-nurses), i.
e. Registered Sick Children’s nurses (RSCNs) and District
nurses (DNs), are those who frequently encounter overweight
preschool children and their families through the
Child Health Care (CHC). The task of the CHC is to
support parents in active parenting and thereby promote
the development of children’s health and safety. The role
of the nurses is to detect and prevent illness and risks in
the child’s proximity from birth to the age of six. The
CHC in Sweden is free of charge and should be actively
offered to every pre-school child in the country [11].
Since the CHC-nurses have access to almost 100 percent
of the children (0–6 year) they have the potential to play
an important role in the prevention of childhood overweight
and obesity. Hence, the risk of being overweight
or obese can be reduced through health promoting activities
enhanced by CHC-nurses [12].