Impact of a worksite wellness program on the nutrition and physical activity environment of child care centers

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 186-189

  Gosliner, Wendi A ^a   James, Paula ^b   Yancey, Antronette K ^c   Ritchie, Lorrene ^a   Studer, Natalie ^a   Crawford, Patricia B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Child Health and Nutrition Program   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care; Early childhood nutrition; Health focus: Nutrition physical activity; Manuscript format: Research; Outcome measure: Behavioral environmental change; Physical activity; Prevention research; Research purpose: Intervention testing; Setting: Child care; Strategy: Skill building organizational change; Study design: Quasi experimental; Target population age: Adults and youth; Target population circumstances: Worksite health promotion; Worksite wellness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; DIET; EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PARENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; WORKPLACE;

CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PARENTS; POVERTY AREAS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77949382949     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.08022719     Document Type: Article

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