Effects of Federal Legislation on Wellness Policy Formation in School Districts in the United States

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-101

  Longley, Carol Heard ^a   Sneed, Jeannie ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; EDUCATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLICY; SCHOOL; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION SCIENCES; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGY PHENOMENA; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PUBLIC POLICY; SCHOOLS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57649143924     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2008.10.011     Document Type: Article

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