Preventing childhood obesity: The sentinel site for obesity prevention in Victoria, Australia

Health Promotion International

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 328-336

  Bell, A Colin ^a   Simmons, Anne ^b   Sanigorski, Andrea M ^b   Kremer, Peter J ^b   Swinburn, Boyd A ^b  

^a HUNTER NEW ENGLAND POPULATION HEALTH   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capacity building; Childhood; Demonstration program; Obesity prevention

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; AUSTRALIA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIC; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OBESITY; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SOCIAL MARKETING; UNIVERSITIES; VICTORIA;

EID: 57349179067     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dan025     Document Type: Review

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