"Pizza is cheaper than salad": Assessing workers' views for an environmental food intervention

Obesity

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Devine, Carol M ^a   Nelson, Janet A ^b   Chin, Nancy ^c   Dozier, Ann ^c   Fernandez, Isabel Diana ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Cayuga Community College   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Environment; Intervention; PRECEDE; Worksite

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; WORKPLACE;

ENVIRONMENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 38049042499     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2007.388     Document Type: Article

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