Preventing childhood obesity through state policy: Qualitative assessment of enablers and barriers

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 30, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Dodson, Elizabeth A ^a,b   Fleming, Chris ^a,c   Boehmer, Tegan K ^a,d   Haire Joshu, Debra ^a,b,e   Luke, Douglas A ^a,b   Brownson, Ross C ^a,f  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Legislators; Obesity; Policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL MARKETING; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL MARKETING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59849121321     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jphp.2008.57     Document Type: Article

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