Early impact of the federally mandated local wellness policy on physical activity in rural, low-income elementary schools in Colorado

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 30, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Belansky, Elaine S ^a,e   Cutforth, Nick ^b   Delong, Erin ^a   Ross, Courtney ^a   Scarbro, Sharon ^a   Gilbert, Lynn ^c   Beatty, Bridget ^d   Marshall, Julie A ^a  

^a Global Health and Health Disparities   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d Denver Public Schools   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Physical education; Recess

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; POVERTY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; COLORADO; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; POVERTY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 59849096295     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jphp.2008.50     Document Type: Article

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