Schools and obesity prevention: Creating school environments and policies to promote healthy eating and physical activity

Milbank Quarterly

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-100

  Story, Mary ^a   Nanney, Marilyn S ^b   Schwartz, Marlene B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children and adolescents; Nutrition and physical activity policies; Obesity prevention; Schools

Indexed keywords

SATURATED FATTY ACID;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CURRICULUM; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EATING; EMOTIONALITY; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEAL; NUTRITION EDUCATION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STUDENT; VEGETABLE; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OBESITY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL MARKETING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61849136776     PISSN: 0887378X     EISSN: 14680009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0009.2009.00548.x     Document Type: Article

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