Evaluation of a USDA Nutrition Education Program for Low-income Youth

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 30-41

  Townsend, Marilyn S ^a   Johns, Margaret ^b   Shilts, Mical Kay ^c   Farfan Ramirez, Lucrecia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

children; EFNEP; evaluation; impact indicator; USDA; youth

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FOOD HANDLING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; FOOD HANDLING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE;

EID: 33646028525     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2005.11.014     Document Type: Article

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