Developing health messages: Qualitative studies with children, parents, and teachers help identify communications opportunities for healthful lifestyles and the prevention of obesity

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 721-728

  Borra, Susan T ^a   Kelly, Lisa ^a   Shirreffs, Michael B ^b   Neville, Kerry ^c   Geiger, Constance J ^d  

^a International Food Information Council   (United States)

^b International Life Sciences Institute   (United States)

^c KLMN Communications Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; EATING HABIT; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; PARENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; TEACHER; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; FAMILY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; EXERCISE; FACULTY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PARENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038409949     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jada.2003.50140     Document Type: Article

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