Policy councils on food, nutrition and physical activity: The UK as a case study

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-19

  Lang, Tim ^a   Rayner, Geof ^a   Rayner, Mike ^b   Barling, David ^a   Millstone, Erik ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food policy councils; Nutrition policy; Organisational; Public health; Reform

Indexed keywords

CASE STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FOOD; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LAW; NORTH AMERICA; NUTRITION; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET; EXERCISE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 13544254301     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2005654     Document Type: Review

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