Adolescents’ Attitudes About Obesity and What They Want in Obesity Prevention Programs

The Journal of School Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 229-238

  Wilson, Louise F ^a  

^a Beaver Dam Unified School District   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent attitudes; adolescent obesity; intervention strategies; program components; questionnaire; school nurse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; TELEVISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; GOALS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOL NURSING; TELEVISION; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 35148854623     PISSN: 10598405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/10598405070230040801     Document Type: Article

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