Shaking and rattling: Developing a child obesity prevention program using a faith-based community approach

Family and Community Health

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 144-151

  Reifsnider, Elizabeth ^a   Hargraves, Martha ^b   Williams, Karen Jaynes ^b   Cooks, John ^c   Hall, Valerie ^d  

^a School of Nursing   (Uruguay)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c School District   (United States)

^d Galveston Island Community Research Advisory Committee   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Children; Community based participatory research; Faith based organizations; Obesity; WIC

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MINORITY GROUP; OBESITY; PARENT; RELIGION;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; OBESITY; PARENTS; RELIGION AND MEDICINE;

EID: 77949359865     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FCH.0b013e3181d59487     Document Type: Article

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