Evaluating Food Stamp Nutrition Education: Issues and Opportunities

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 6-11

  Guthrie, Joanne F ^a   Stommes, Eileen ^a   Voichick, Jane ^b  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

evaluation; food stamp nutrition education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; COMMUNITY CARE; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITION; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646028832     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2005.11.001     Document Type: Article

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