Lessons from Pennsylvania's mixed response to federal school wellness law

Health Affairs

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 447-453

  Probart, Claudia ^a   McDonnell, Elaine T ^a   Jomaa, Lamis ^a   Fekete, Vonda ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Child Nutrition Programs   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; LAW; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; POLICY; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, FOOD; MALE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OBESITY; PENNSYLVANIA; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77957297756     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0732     Document Type: Article

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