The challenges of quantitative evaluation of a multi-setting, multi-strategy community-based childhood obesity prevention programme: Lessons learnt from the eat well be active Community Programs in South Australia

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1262-1270

  Wilson, Annabelle M ^a   Magarey, Anthea M ^a   Dollman, James ^b   Jones, Michelle ^c   Mastersson, Nadia ^c  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Noarlunga Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childhood; Community based obesity prevention; Evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; DIET; EVALUATION; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PARENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

ADULT; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DATA COLLECTION; DIET; EXERCISE; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; OBESITY; PARENTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77957241273     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980009991807     Document Type: Article

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