From policy to plate: Barriers to implementing healthy eating policies in primary schools in Wales

Health Policy

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 239-245

  Moore, Sue ^a   Murphy, Simon ^a   Tapper, Katy ^b   Moore, Laurence ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child development; Food preferences; Food services; Nutrition policy; Primary schools

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CATERING SERVICE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD QUALITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DIET; FOOD; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; SCHOOLS; WALES;

EID: 77149158464     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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