Diffusion of an integrated health education program in an urban school system: Planet health

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 467-474

  Wiecha, Jean L ^a   El Ayadi, Alison M ^a   Fuemmeler, Bernard F ^b   Carter, Jill E ^c   Handler, Shirley ^c   Johnson, Stacy ^c   Strunk, Nancy ^c   Korzec Ramirez, Debra ^c   Gortmaker, Steven L ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Boston Public Schools ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Community based participatory research; Diffusion; Dissemination; Obesity prevention; School based health promotion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH; SCHOOL; TEACHER; UNIVERSITY; URBAN POPULATION;

BOSTON; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; OBESITY; PILOT PROJECTS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 3843102447     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsh050     Document Type: Conference Paper

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