Evaluating the impact of a connecticut program to reduce availability of unhealthy competitive food in schools

Journal of School Health

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 478-486

  Long, Michael W ^a   Henderson, Kathryn E ^b   Schwartz, Marlene B ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive foods; Nutrition policy; Schools

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; EVALUATION; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POLICY; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CONNECTICUT; FAST FOODS; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS;

EID: 77956625838     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2010.00531.x     Document Type: Article

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