A structured, interactive method for youth participation in a school district-university partnership to prevent obesity

Journal of School Health

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 493-500

  Meininger, Janet C ^a   Reyes, Lisa R ^a   Selwyn, Beatrice J ^a   Upchurch, Sandra L ^a   Brosnan, Christine A ^a   Taylor, Wendell C ^a   Villagomez, Evangelina ^a   Quintana, Vianey ^b   Pullis, Bridgette ^a   Caudill, Denise ^c   Sterchy, Sharon ^d   Phillips, Melinda ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c The Outcome Zone   (United States)

^d Aldine Independent School District   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities; Foods; Health; Participatory research; School age children

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 77956643017     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2010.00533.x     Document Type: Article

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