Formative research for a healthy diet intervention among inner-city adolescents: The importance of family, school and neighborhood environment

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-58

  Dodson, Jennifer L ^a   Hsiao, Ya Chun ^b   Kasat Shors, Madhuri ^c   Murray, Laura ^d   Nguyen, Nga Kim ^e   Richards, Adam K ^f   Gittelsohn, Joel ^g  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^d Mailman School of Public Health   (United States)

^e World Bank in Vietnam   (Viet Nam)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Diet; Inner city; Obesity; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; DIET; FAMILY STRUCTURE; NEIGHBORHOOD; OBESITY;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; NOMENCLATURE; POVERTY; SCHOOL; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BALTIMORE; CHILD; COMMERCE; DIET; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; POVERTY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOLS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; URBAN POPULATION;

BALTIMORE; MARYLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149481519     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: 15435237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670240802575493     Document Type: Article

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