A new health care prevention Agenda: Sustainable food procurement and agricultural policy

Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 409-429

  Harvie, Jamie ^a   Mikkelsen, Leslie ^b   Shak, Linda ^b  

^a Institute for a Sustainable Future   (United States)

^b Prevention Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Food; Health care; Hospital; Nutrition; Policy; Prevention; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; MARKETING; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; POLICY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 72149115423     PISSN: 19320248     EISSN: 19320256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19320240903329055     Document Type: Article

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