Start right-eat right award scheme: Implementing food and nutrition policy in child care centers

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 320-330

  Pollard, Christina ^a   Lewis, Janette ^b   Miller, Margaret ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATERING SERVICE; CERTIFICATION; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; DAY CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD;

CERTIFICATION; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NUTRITION POLICY; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0035378388     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109019810102800306     Document Type: Article

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