Take off 4-health: Nutrition education curriculum for a healthy lifestyle camp for overweight youth

Topics in Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 151-159

  Dunn, Carolyn ^a   Kolasa, Kathryn M ^b   Harris, Nancy ^b   Crawford, Yancey ^b   Henes, Sarah ^b,c   Kinner, Stephanie ^b   Sutton, Virginia ^b   Colby, Sarah ^b   Collier, David N ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

4 H camp; Nutrition education curriculum; Overweight youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAMPING; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEAL; NUTRITION EDUCATION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 77952315274     PISSN: 08835691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TIN.0b013e3181db79d4     Document Type: Review

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