Fit WIC: Attitudes, Perceptions and Practices of WIC Staff toward Addressing Childhood Overweight

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 151-156

  Serrano, Elena ^a   Gresock, Emily ^b   Suttle, David ^c   Keller, Adrienne ^d   McGarvey, Elizabeth ^d  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Division of WIC   (United States)

^c Office of Family Health Services   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

attitudes; overweight; staff; WIC

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; COUNSELING; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUNSELING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; VIRGINIA;

EID: 33646902804     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2005.11.030     Document Type: Article

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