Promoting Family Meals in WIC: Lessons Learned from a Statewide Initiative

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 177-182

  Johnson, Donna B ^a   Birkett, Diana ^b   Evens, Carina ^c   Pickering, Sheryl ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b US Senate   (United States)

^c Washington State Department of Health ^*

^d WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

child nutrition; family; food habits; WIC

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EATING; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EATING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; OBESITY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646835220     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2005.11.032     Document Type: Article

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