Developing an award program for children's settings to support healthy eating and physical activity and reduce the risk of overweight and obesity

BMC Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Honisett, Suzy ^a   Woolcock, Suzi ^a   Porter, Creina ^a   Hughes, Ian ^b  

^a CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^b Dynamic Outcomes Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; EDUCATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GOVERNMENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL; AWARDS AND PRIZES; CHILD HEALTH CARE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

AWARDS AND PRIZES; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350364511     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-345     Document Type: Article

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