Participatory Prevention Research Model Promotes Environmental Change for Healthier Schools

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 54-61

  Prelip, Mike ^a   Slusser, Wendelin M ^a   Lange, Linda ^a   Vecchiarielli, Stephanie ^a   Neumann, Charlotte ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

childhood obesity; environmental change; participatory prevention research; school based health promotion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PILOT STUDY; SCHOOL;

COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; OVERWEIGHT; PILOT PROJECTS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 77649220831     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839908321608     Document Type: Article

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