Increasing activity and improving nutrition through a schools-based programme: Project Energize. 1. Design, programme, randomisation and evaluation methodology

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1076-1084

  Graham, David ^a,b   Appleton, Sarah ^b   Rush, Elaine ^c   McLennan, Stephanie ^d   Reed, Peter ^a   Simmons, David ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^d Health Waikato   (New Zealand)

^e CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity; Children; Evaluation methodology; New Zealand; Nutrition; Obesity; School

Indexed keywords

BODY COMPOSITION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FITNESS; HOME ENVIRONMENT; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS;

EID: 51049101297     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S136898000700153X     Document Type: Review

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