Between 2007 and 2010, the MEND 7–13 intervention was implemented
on a large scale, with MEND programmes (hereafter ‘programmes’) rolled
out across all regions of England. The intervention was delivered by local
community-based ‘delivery partner’ organisations. Intervention content
and training were provided to delivery partners by MEND Central, a social
enterprise.
Delivery partners recorded attendance of participants at each session,
and measured height and weight to the nearest 0.1 cm and 0.1 kg using
electronic scales following standardised procedures